Administrative Management Model of Charity Schools at Buddhist Temples in Sakon Nakhon Province

Abstract

            The research entitled, “Administrative Management Model of Charity Schools at Buddhist Temples in SakonNakhon Province”, aimed 1) to study the state of the administrative management of charity schools at Buddhist temples in SakonNakhon Province, 2) to create the administrative management model of charity schools at Buddhist temples in SakonNakhon Province, and 3) to evaluate the administrative management model of charity schools at Buddhist temples in SakonNakhon Province.

            The samples used in the first period of this research were 64 administrators and teachers who were teaching at3charity schools in Buddhist temples ofSakonNakhon Province. While in the second period of this research, the 9 informants were invited to participate in a focus group discussion. And in last period, the 20 experts were invited to be as the informants for evaluation.

            The instruments used in this research were the questionnaire, focus group discussion, and the evaluation by the experts. In the quality test, the only items of questionnaire with above .50 value of the IOC were acceptable, and in the reliability test, Cronbach’s alpha value was rated at .98. The statistics used for quantitative data analysis in this research were percentage, mean, and standard deviation. In addition, the content analysis was employed for the qualitative data which were concluded from the experts’ suggestions.

            The research findings revealed that

1. The state of the administrative management of charity schools at Buddhist temples in SakonNakhon Province were at high level. Especially, the general administration aspect was at the highest level; the budget administration aspect was at the lower, and the lowest level was the academic affairs administration aspect.
2. The administrative management model of charity schools at Buddhist temples in SakonNakhon Provinceconsisted of 7 stepsas follows: problems study; plan; responsible person; implementation; inspection; assessment, and report.
3. The results of evaluation for the appropriate and possibleadministrative management model of charity schools at Buddhist temples in SakonNakhon Province overall were at the highest level. When each aspect was considered, it was found that every aspect was at high level.