Abstract

             The objectives of this research  were to : 1) to study the effectiveness of training and teaching  for the monks and householders of temples in Saohai district ,Saraburi province, 2) to compare the opinions of the monks and householders of temples to effectiveness of training and teaching  for the monks and householders of temples in Saohai district ,Saraburi province classified by personal factors, 3) to study the problems and suggestions to effectiveness of training and teaching  for the monks and householders of temples in Saohai district, Saraburi province. 

             This research was the was the mixed method research between the quantitative research that the tool for data collection was used by the questionnaires that that created by own researcher with reliance as 0.911 that the sampling group was the 150 monks in Saohai district, Saraburi province and the research findings analysis was used by the ready computer programe of social sciences.   The statistics used the frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation(S.D.) and tested hypothesis from the person data of respondents of questionnaires such as gender, age, level of education careers, and income, T-test, F-test, One-way Analysis of Variance least Significant Difference : LSD and the qualitative research through in depth interview from 7 key informants of the tool of research as the structured interview and the data analysis was used by interview as the tool and then analyzed the data through the descriptive analysis technique.

The findings of the research were as follows :

  1. The opinions of the monks to the effectiveness of training and teaching  for the monks and householders of temples in Saohai district ,Saraburi province in overall, at  high level (= 3.97, SD = 0.409) and when considered in each aspect, found that it was found that it was at high level all aspects such as advise aspect (= 3.88, SD = 0. 0.503) , Dhamma talk ( = 3.83, SD = 0.497), Dhamma answer aspect (= 3.98, SD = 0.444) and  regulation aspect ( = 4.20. , SD = 0.487), respectively. When considered in each aspect, found that the sampling group was the monks had the opinions at high level in all aspects.

             2. The findings of opinions comparison to of the effectiveness of training and teaching for the monks and householders of temples in Saohai district,Saraburi province by personal factors such as age, ordination years, general education qualification, Dhamma education qualification , Pali education qualification, the monks had the opinions to effectiveness of training and teaching  for the monks and householders of temples in Hai district ,Saraburi province indifferently. It rejected the hypothesis.

             3. The problems and obstacles to effectiveness of training and teaching for the monks and householders of temples in Saohai district, Saraburi province, found that the temple should have the readiness for studying and teaching. For the potential is the planning step by step that have good staff for public relations to Dhamma talk on the festivals of Buddhism and have the public relations through radio or broadcast tower of temple, should have the training to monks and novices to have discipline and government should support the people and government officers to come to listen Dhamma talk including chanting activity projects of temples

             The Suggestions to the effectiveness of training and teaching  for the monks and householders of temples in Saohai district, Saraburi province, found that the monks ,especially, the abbots have the duty to train and teach the monks and householders that should have conversation more to monks and householders, the conversation should focus on principle of dhamma, should have dhamma conversation friendly, should have the scripture story while lecture dhamma for motivation to change the behavior, should talk to audience for easy understanding.

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