A STUDY OF SANGHA PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT OF SANGHA ADMINISTRATORS IN CHOM THONG DISTRICT OF BANGKOK

Abstract

Objectives of the study included 1) 1) to study conditions of the Sangha personnel development of the Sangha Administrators in Chom Thong District of Bangkok; 2) to study methods of Sangha personnel development of Sangha  Administrators in Chom Thong District of Bangkok; and 3) to propose guidelines for the Sangha personnel development of Sangha  Administrators in Chom Thong District of Bangkok. The study was a mixed method between a quantitative research and qualitative one in nature. A questionnaire was used for collecting quantitative data from a sample of 65 Sangha personnel, and a Schedule Interview was used to collect qualitative data from 5 key informants. For the analysis of quantitative data statistics including Frequency, Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation was used and the content analysis for qualitative data was administered.

The results of the study found that:

1. 1. Regarding conditions of conditions of the Sangha personnel development of the Sangha Administrators in Chom Thong District of Bangkok it found that the opinion on all 6 aspects was generally and considering each aspect it was also high including public welfares, Religious studies, public facilities, administrative affairs,  social work studies respectively and the dissemination was lowest.
2. 2. With regard to methods of the Sangha personnel development of the Sangha Administrators in Chom Thong District of Bangkok it found that the monastery organized the meeting and planning of personnel to enhance them to participate in and help the suffered community in the appropriate occasion, educate them monthly classes of rules and laws in Dharma and Vinaya, establish the association to put the personnel to the right jobs in the monastery and provide them with the opportunity of Dharma, Pali language and Common education.
3. 3. In respect of propose guidelines for the Sangha personnel development of Sangha Administrators in Chom Thong District of Bangkok it revealed that there were the providing of administrative affairs of Sangha, assistance affairs, promotion of Dharma, Pali language studies as the Sangha’s traditional education system, organizing Buddhist Dhammadhuta monks in several effective forms and methods as much possible, expansion of the network with Buddhist Charity Organizations and Volunteer groups in all provinces.