Sombat Pruettikul. Competencies of monks as change agents : a case study in Kanchanaburi. Doctoral Degree(Population Education). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2007.
Competencies of monks as change agents : a case study in Kanchanaburi
Abstract:
The objective of this research was 1) to develop a model of monks’
competencies as local change agents; 2) to investigate levels of monks’
competencies as local change agents; 3) to investigate factors affecting the
implementation of monks’ competencies as local change agents; 4) to seek
approaches for developing monks’ competencies as local change agents. The
methodology used was both qualitative and quantitative, and it included
documentary research in leadership, monk’s law and regulation, and
competencies evaluation in Kanchanaburi province. A case study was developed
of the high competencies of monks as change agents and temple’s activities in
Kanchanaburi province and the logical comparison between the lacking of
competencies and condition factors related competencies.
Results revealed that 1) The competencies of monks as a change agent’s
model feature 12 characteristics from the cognitive domain, affective domain
and psychomotor domain, divided to 2 levels. Level 1 is composed of own
capital realization, social realization, future forecast, local royalty, self honesty
and being honesty. Level 2 is composed of academic knowledge, working
knowledge, belief in Dhamma, Dhamma intention and working, working
honestly and social honesty. 2) Most ecclesiastical officials had competencies
level 1, that means they had ability to work according to assign. for,
competencies level 2 should to enhance or develop some characteristics for
increasing opportunity to working’s successful. 3) Condition factors of using
competencies were government policy and monk’s organization that support
local people to harmonize and local confident. 4) The development process
should to build good motivation with good model, clearly principle, supporting
and concerning local, created body of knowledge by training and learning by
doing method.
The recommendation of this research were social and local should be
build appropriated condition factors and cooperated with ecclesiastical officials
to develop utmost competencies. For applied to local leader in general should be
concern some criterion that suitable for monk only.