Local Leaders and Community Development Administration in Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

This article consisted of two objectives that were: to examine the concrete success in development administration of local leaders in Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province and to investigate the factors in applying development administration to practices to community management and development in Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai Province. This was qualitative research that consisted of research instruments were semi-structured interview, Focus group discussion, and Participant Observation, 98 representatives.

The finding showed that various success models in which local leaders had applied concepts, principles, and guidelines for development management in sub-district and villages found that some local leaders could creat a model community, model community organization group, model village headman, as sociation club and model community leaded to a strengthened learning community that became a source of community learning that had value and benefits to all sectors involved. Besides, results of a research study on success factors in applying development administration concepts, principles, and practices to community management and development including governing and maintaining peace and order with in the community so that the community was strong and had safety in life and property found that there were factors supporting success including:1) factors in the level of education, experience, and length of work of community leaders, 2) factors in the opportunity to learn for improve knowledge regarding to local leaders and own potential development, 3) factors in terms of actual operations and doing it yourself, 4) factors in having development networks created and available by local leaders, 5) factors in the participation of citizens and various related sectors inanintegratedform, and factor of receiving support from the government, both direct and indirect.