DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE WORKS ACCORDING TO BUDDHISM AFFAIRS REFORM PLAN IN SA KAEO PROVINCE

Abstract

This research paper aimed to analyze the general condition, process and to present a model. The methodology was the mixed methods. The qualitative research collected data by in-depth interviewing 18 key informants and 10 participants in focus group discussion. Data were analyzed by descriptive interpretation. The quantitative research, data were collected from 201 samples. The instrument used to collect the data was questionnaires with reliability level of 0.917. The statistics used for the data analysis were frequency, percentage, means and Standard Deviation, S.D.

Findings were as follows: 1. Sangha Administrative monks in Sa Kaeo Province carried out the public welfare activities with all departments in all sectors. with monasteries as centers for activities. 2. Development process consisted of meetings to set plans and activities using monasteries as the centers of activities.  At the end of the activities, there were reviews of the problems that occurred and brought the problems to be improved in the next time to be in accordance with the reform plan of Buddhism affairs. 3. Development of public welfare work is to manage missions in a concrete way with centers that were set up to help the disastrous victims, to promote the leading monks in carrying out activities by using the monasteries as the centers of assistance. As for the Community Career development, there were a short course career promotion for people in the communities and foundations establishment to help provide necessary assistance to the disastrous victims.