Journal of Thai Ombudsman

THE STUDY ON MONITORING AND EVALUATING THE RESEARCH UTILIZATION OF THE PROJECT FOR DEVELOP FRIENDLY HEALTH SERVICE SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN DETENTION CENTERS.

Pornpen Traiphong — 2024-06-25

The study on monitoring and evaluation the research utilization of The project for develop a friendly health service system for children and youth in detention centers had objective to collect findings from the research utilization that has been put into practice in important dimensions and to develop policy recommendation guidelines for supporting project improvement. This research used qualitative research design by in depth interview with 17 informants and first focus group discussion with 18 people involved in the project implementation and the second time with 18 children and youth participating in the project selected by purposive sampling. The instrument used were in-depth interview form and group discussion questions Which analyzed and perform data validation by using data triangulation method.

The results of In-depth interview were, 1) The informants propose that the project can carry out its objectives, Goals had set and perform by followed action plans. 2) Children, youth and staff decided together in operation to lead the goal of creating a desirable model. 3) In terms of the benefits of the project, it contributes to the improvement of work efficiency, have a systematic work, children and youth showed potential, motivation, changed in behavior significantly. 4) There are clear measures for attending children and youth and received cooperation from related networks. As for the results of the focus group discussion, both groups of informants suggested that 1) The training center were operated according to the objectives which enabling children and youth to had a better quality of life and well-being. 2) The activities were appropriate for the style and needs, by offering more activities to develop the potential and aptitude of children and youth and should have knowledge transfer between staffs that will make the activities to proceed continuously.

APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD SUPPORT GRANT SCHEME: A CASE STUDY OF SAMUT PRAKAN PROVINCE

Mueanpim Robkob — 2024-06-25

This research aimed to 1) to analyze problems and obstacles in the acquisition process of the child support grant scheme and 2) to lead to suggestions for the development of the child support grant scheme. This is qualitative research, including documentary research, literature review, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions with key informants, involving government officers at the central, regional, and local levels, as well as parents who participated in the scheme and those who met the scheme criteria but did not participate, totaling of 28 persons. According to the research findings, implementers and related organizations perceived and understood the scheme differently. The criteria for certifying the status of low-income households could not accurately screen the target, causing the political interest in the community. Furthermore, difficulties were found in procuring documents, finding certifiers for income household status, and experiencing instability of “Ngœ̄ndek” application system, including a delay in the first payment of the subsidy. However, the author suggests that the approaches to develop the scheme should be in short term, such as public relations through online platforms and improve the stability of Ngœ̄ndek application system and database system of the scheme, and medium-term, including collecting registration data, investing in personnel at regional level. In long term, scrutinizing fiscal capacity and approaches for transferring missions to local government organizations. For the better of implementing the scheme and the improvement of children’s lives.

The Network Cooperation Assessment on the Office of Ombudsman’ Project on the Creation of Impartiality among Governmental Organization : A Case study of the Sub district and Village Headmen Network in Nonthaburi

Thananan Singhasem — 2024-06-25

The Ombudsman of Thailand has its main authority and responsibility to assist in complaint resolutions lodged by Thai citizens who may encounter unfair practices’ detrimental effects caused by governmental organizations or officials. The Office of the Ombudsman of Thailand is an independent organ under the constitution with authorized duties to support and facilitate the ombudsman’s operations. The Office of the Ombudsman has initiated a network cooperation project with the intended objective of establishing impartiality among governmental organizations, which is the sub-district and village headmen network in this instance. This massive sub-district and village headmen network has been in place since the fiscal year 2023, with members more than 30,000 sub-district and village headmen as its network members. The objective of this initiative is to establish a network of village headmen and sub-district heads to support the Ombudsman's mission of redressal grievances and unfairness among the people. This network will also enable village headmen and sub-district heads to actively participate in various activities related to the Ombudsman's work. This study carries out a network cooperation assessment focusing only on the sub-district and village headmen network in Nonthaburi province, with 295 questionnaire respondents as a sample group and an in-depth interview with 7 interviewees. The author adopts a quantitative research methodology using the CIPP Model, examining four aspects of assessment. The findings indicate that the context aspect receives an average score of 3.86, the input aspect 3.45, the process aspect 3.77, and the output aspect 3.70. The average score for the four aspects is 3.77, indicating that all aspects are at high levels. In conclusion, the aforementioned activity can be considered a success. It was well-organized, appropriate, and achieved its objective of establishing a sustainable and representative network at the local level. The author proposes four suggestions for the development of the Office of the Ombudsman’s sub district and village headmen network accordingly. 1. There should be an acknowledgement campaign to raise awareness about the Ombudsman's network cooperation. 2. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be established between network organizations. 3. Curriculum adjustments or activity initiation are necessary. 4. There should be a specific department responsible for training

Guidelines for developing Laws regarding maternity leave rights for female employees.

Pornpen Traiphong — 2024-06-25

This article aims to study appropriate solutions regarding maternity leave rights for female employees. The rights to maternity leave of employees are stipulated in the Labor Protection Act B.E. 2542 and there has been an amendment to maternity leave which increased maternity leave to 98 days in the 7th amendment, which when Has studied foreign laws regarding maternity leave rights and appropriate guidelines for medical maternity leave and is of the opinion that maternity leave should be increased to 180 days. Therefore it is considered to be an appropriate period of time. And to be in line with the international principles of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, which states that children should receive exclusively breast milk for 6 months, if maternity leave is revised, it will be equal to 180 days because of the period This is considered a time when mothers and children bond with each other. And when considering the birth statistics of the population in Thailand, It can be considered that the birth rate of infants is much lower compared to previous years.

For this reason, the author believes that the government should have legal measures to encourage people to want to have more children. By increasing the period of maternity leave to 180 days from the original 98 days, increasing the number of places for breastfeeding in each establishment. Including providing tax benefits to employers. This is to give employers an incentive to hire pregnant female employees. To create a joint solution between the government, employers and employees, and also to promote good development of children who are born. Have good physical and mental health Can be a quality human resource in work and to increase the number of workers in the labor market to be sufficient for work as well.

Influence of Political Culture with Public Service by Public Organization in Thailand

Watchara Klinsuwan — 2024-06-25

This article aims to study the concept of political culture, which is the pattern of attitudes, values, beliefs, and feelings of individuals or groups towards politics among members of a political system, and to study the principles of public service by public organizations in Thailand as a state agency along with being responsible for providing social and cultural public services under the principle of equality, continuity, and adaptability by searching for relationships and influences on each other. The study found that political culture relates to and influences public services by public organizations in Thailand; that is, the public organization to provide public services that conform with the rule of public service on principles of democracy, causing public services by public organization in Thailand has been democracy political culture. Therefore, people involved in the public organization system realize the roles, duties, and principles of public organization, which will promote the public organization to carry out its mission by the intendment and objectives of the organization's establishment.