Public Expectations towards the Performance Based on Mission of the Subdistrict Headman and Village Headman in Phak Hai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to study public expectations based on the mission of the subdistrict headman and village headman in Phak Hai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province; and 2) to compare public expectations based on the mission of the subdistrict headman and village headman in Phak Hai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province classified by gender, education and careers of citizens by using a sample of people aged 18 years and over who had the right to choose a village headman in Phak Hai District,  Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, 397 people. The instrument used was a questionnaire. Statistics used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and F-test. The results of the research found that 1) in terms of public expectations based on  the mission of the subdistrict headman and village headman in Phak Hai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province in the aspect of governing and maintaining peace, career development and promotion, conservation of natural resources, service and leadership, they were at the high level of expectations. In the aspect of justice, there was the highest level of expectation; and 2) public expectations based on the mission of the subdistrict headman and village headman in Phak Hai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province were different, there were no different expectations based on the Mission of the Subdistrict Headman and Village Headman.