Administrative Leadership of the Sangha AdminisdratorsNong Bua Daeng District, of Chaiyaphum Province

Abstract

This research aims to 1. Study the level of administrative leadership of the Sangha chiefs 2. To compare the administrative leadership of the Sangha chiefs classified by personal factors 3. To present the administrative leadership of the Sangha chiefs by applying the principles of Sappurisadhamma. The research methodology is a mixed-method research. Qualitative research collected data from 9 key informants or people. By means of in-depth interviews and quantitative research, data were collected by means of questionnaires from a sample group of 358 monks in Nong Bua Daeng District. The tools used were questionnaires and interview forms. Data were analyzed by finding frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, hypothesis testing by testing t and F values, and data was analyzed by describing the.

The research results found that 1) the overall level of administrative leadership of the Sangha leaders in Nong Bua Daeng District, Chaiyaphum Province was at a moderate level (x̅=3.26) When classified by each aspect, the average values from highest to lowest were as follows: transformational leadership (x̅=4.38) situational leadership (x̅=4.15) leadership characteristics (x̅=4.07) and behavioral leadership (x̅=3.68) respectively, were at a high level. 2. The comparison results showed that those with different ages, years of monkhood, religious education, and status had different opinions. Therefore, the research hypothesis was rejected. Those with different worldly education had different opinions. Statistically significant at the 0.05 level, therefore accepting research hypothesis 3. The results of the presentation found that the characteristics of a leader must consist of good and desirable characteristics. Behavioral leadership: The leader is considered a role model or example that followers will follow. Situational leadership: The leader must have the wit and the aptitude to adjust the method of governance appropriately according to the situation. Changemaking leadership: A good leader must be a visionary, a person who can see a picture of the future that others cannot see.