Abstract:
This research aimed 1) to study the level of peoples participation in the community development of Wat Wisetkan Wat Chimthaikawas 2) to study factors related to peoples participation in the community development of Wat Wisetkan Wat Chimthaikawat and 3) to purpose guidelines for promoting peoples participation in the community development of Wat Wisetkan Wat Chimtaikawas. This research was quantitative research with the sample 304 people, living in the community of Wat Wisetkan Wat Chimthaikawat, Siriraj Subdistrict, Bangkok Noi District, Bangkok. The research tool was questionnaire to collect data, and the statistics were Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation, Pearsons Moment Product Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis.
The results showed that (1) overall level of participation was at a moderate level which democratic political culture factor and leadership factor were high; (2) the democratic political culture factor and the leadership factor based on sufficiency economy concept were positively correlated with peoples participation in the development of Wat Wisetkan Wat Chimthaikawat with a statistical significance of 0.10 ; (3) guidelines for promoting peoples participation to develop the community of Wat Wisetkan Wat Chimthaikawat were having more patterns of public relations about community participation, allowing the public to share their opinions and suggestions, and allowing people in the community to freely participate in the community policies initiation.