The Leadership by the Principle of Dutiyapapanika Sutta for the Administrators of the Charity Schools in Buddhism of Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

          The objectives of this research were: 1) to study leadership according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta of the administrators of the charitable schools of Buddhist temples in Khon Kaen Province; 2) to compare leadership according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta of the administrators classified by positions, education level and work experience; 3) to study the guidelines for leadership development according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta of the administrators. This study was carried out by means of the mixed research methodology. The samples included 153 administrators and teachers and 10 of those were selected as the key informants. The statistics used in data analysis were: Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation t-test (Independent Sample), f-test (One Way ANOVA) and Descriptive Analysis.
          The research results were as follows:
          1) Leadership according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta of the administrators of the charitable schools in overall was statistically rated at a high level. All studied aspects were rated the same. The highest rated value was seen in the aspect of the management of the work system according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta, followed by direction-defining according the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta, and the role model of leadership according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta. The aspect with the lowest mean was empowering according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta.
          2) The comparison of leadership according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta of the administrators, classified by position, educational level and work experience as a whole showed the difference with statistical significance level of .05.
          3)  The guidelines for leadership development according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta of the administrators of the charitable schools of Buddhist temples in Khon Kaen Province.
          In terms of direction-defining according the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta: the administrators should set the educational direction in accordance with the Ministry of Education's curriculum and apply the curriculum to the educational institution curriculum in a formal manner with a vision and clear goals. In terms of the management of the work system according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta: the administrators must organize the organization into a system, change the operating system, workflow and organizational structure in accordance with the goals of the organization. In terms of empowering according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta: the administrators should empower personnel to make their own decisions in order to work better and they should listen to problems arising from the operations of assigned personnel. For the participation in the performance, the administrators should assign tasks to personnel to perform their duties properly. In terms of the role model of leadership according to the Dutiyapāpaṇika Sutta: the administrators should have the intelligence of leadership and are not influenced to discriminate against any individual, and make oneself accessible to colleagues. They should be friendly, not arrogant and respected. This is the quality of a good leader.