14 Years of Public Administration Studies in the Northeastern Thailand : Public Policy

Abstract

This research aimed to present the status of knowledge in public administration between B.C. 2547-2560 in the public policy section. The data was collected from research papers written by teacher educators of public policy in the field of public administration in Northeast Thailand in the first academic year, 2560. These research papers were written, published, and publicized between B.C. 2547-2560 in four types which include (1) published articles in journals and national proceedings, (2) international published articles, (3) public administration research projects, and (4) project leaders and public administration textbooks without in inclusion of teaching documents.

The results showed that: the public administration’s study in the northeastern throughout the latest 14 years reflected the interests of the field towards public policies in the period. The study gathered 184 concerned documents and divided them into six groups. The study found that some groups focused on answering case studies but ignored wide points of view; how few works stressed social interpretations. Therefore, it was necessary to conduct the groups to study public policy in the northeastern; in particular, the case studies and other associated activities should be focused on extended concepts or framework’s development, including extending the study’s result with new dimensions to build farthest interests.