AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN CHAROENRAT SUB DISTRICT, MAE CHAI DISTRICT, PHAYAO PROVINCE ACCORDING TO THE SANGAHAVATTHU

Abstract

This study aimed (1) to study the work management according to Sangahavatthu, the principle of Four Principles of Service of Charoenrat Sub-district Municipality, Mae Chai District, Phayao, (2) to investigate problems in the management based on the Four Principles of Service classified by personal factors, and (3) to study the guidelines in work administration in accordance with the principle of Sangahavatthu.

The study is the Mixed Methods Research employing Quantitative Research by which questionnaire with a checklist and a 5-level valuation scale and open-ended question was used for data collection distributed to 346 people who had right to the referendum in the Charoenrat municipality, Mae Chai district, Phayao obtained by Cluster Sampling and interview. The statistics used included Frequency, Percentage, Mean, and Standard Deviation.

Results of the study on work management by Chareonrat sub-district Municipality based on the principle of Four Services; the aspect of Dana (generosity), Piyavaca (kindly speech, Atthacariya (beneficial actions, and Samanattata (impartiality) showed that the public had opinions on the administration based on the Sangahavatthu in average in four aspects of Sangahavatthu when considering each aspect, public had views on work management based on the principle of Sangahavattthu at an average level in four aspects viz., the aspect of Piyavaca (kindly speech), Dana (generosity), Samanattata (impartiality), and Atthacariya (beneficial actions.