Buddhist Educational Administration Vision for Monastic Schools under OBSN, Thailand

Abstract

The aims of this research were 1) to study the educational administration vision based on the Buddhist doctrines for Monastic Schools under
Office of Buddhism in Sakon Nakhon (OBSN); 2) to comparatively study the samples’ perspectives on the educational administration vision
based on the Buddhist doctrines; 3) to propose the guideline to develop the educational administration vision based on Buddhist doctrines for
Monastic Schools under OBSN. The samples of this mixed-method research included 105 administrators and teachers from the Monastic
Schools in Sakon-Nakhon. In this study, the interview and a questionnaire were used to collect data from the above-mentioned participants. The
research indicated that 1) the educational administration vision for Monastic Schools based on the Buddhist doctrines were statistically rated at a
high level; 2) based on the comparative study, the samples’ perspectives on the educational administration vision were statistically indifferent; 3)
the guidelines to develop the educational administration vision based on Buddhist doctrines are as follows: 1) there should be an operative plan
together with the long term policies and creative vision; 2) educational management should be carried out based on the public benefits and
personnel management should be conducted in line with their capacity and suitability; 3) human relations, awareness and personnel potentials in
schools should be studied and properly managed