Administrative Leadership of Abbots According to the Public Opinions in Thatthong Subdistrict, Phukhiao District Chaiyaphum Province

Abstract

Objectives of the research were : 1. to study the level of the abbots’ governmental leadership according to the people’s opinions in Thatthong Subdistrict, Phukhieo District of Chaiyaphum Province, 2. to compare the abbots’ governmental leadership according to the people’s opinions in Thatthong Subdistrict, Phukhieo District, Chaiyaphum Province and 3. to present the abbots’ governmental leadership according to the people’s opinions in Thatthong Subdistrict, Phukhieo District of Chaiyaphum Province applied to the principle of Seven Suppurisadhamma. The methodology was the mixed method. The qualitative research collected the data from 9 key informants by in-deep-interviewing and the quantitative research collected the data with the questionnaires from 389 samples out of 13,253 people aged 18 years upward in Thatthong Subdistrict, Phukhieo District of Chaiyaphum Province. The questionnaires and interview formats used to analyze the data were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test and F-test, and descriptive interpretation.

Findings of the research were as follows:

1. The level of the abbots’ governmental leadership according to the people’s opinions in That Thong Subdistrict, Phu Khieo District of Chaiyaphum Province overall was at a high level ( =3.79). When classified by side, the mean from descending order was as follows: Characteristic ( =3.81) Situation ( =3.79) Changing ( =3.79) and Behavior ( =3.76) were at a high level respectively.

2. The comparative results of the abbots governmental leadership according to the people’s opinions in Thatthong Subdistrict, Phukhieo District of Chaiyaphum Province classified personally found that the people’s opinions were not different based on their sex and educations but different based on ages, occupations and incomes with statistically significance at the level: 0.05.

3. The results of the presentation of the abbots’ administrative leadership according to the public opinions in Thatthong Subdistrict, Phukhiao District of Chaiyaphum Province applied to the principles of Seven Sappurisadhamma found that: 1. Characteristic: the abbots’ administrative leadership has to possess desirable characteristics, that is, abbots must have intelligence, good knowledge of doctrine and law, so much patience, physical and mental health, good and perfect personality. 2. Behavior: The leaders’ administrative behavior is an important factor of the abbots’ administrative leadership, which is a good type to be followed and practiced, because good leaders make good followers. 3. Situation: Situation or Condition is also an important factor of the abbots’ administrative leadership to lead to success, so the abbots have to be intelligent to adapt suitable administration and management to certain situations and conditions, be able to anticipate what will happen, set planning gradually, and express the leadership to cope with all situations. 4. Changes: Good leaders must have long visions, can change for up-to-date and proper administration and management, and be consistent to work successfully and they must aim and plan to get the target clearly and concretely.