Abstract:
The purposes of this research were (1) to study the level of the community leaders participation in forming the local development plan of Klong Tom Sub-District, (2)to propose suggestions to improve the participation of the leaders of Klong Tom Sub-District. The sample group consisted of 226 community members of Klong Tom Sub-District. Questionnaires were used as tools to collect the data. The statistics employed in analyzing the collected data were percentage, arithmetic means, and S.D.
The results of the study revealed as follows:
1.The level of the community leaders participation as a whole was found to be moderate. The areas in which the leaders participated in were ranked respectively from most to least as follow : preparation for planning, planning, and assessing plans.
2.Suggestions to improve the participation of the community leaders are as follow :
2.1 Preparation for planning and planning : The Klong Tom Sub-district Administrative Organization should invite experts in planning to train the leaders.
2.2 Implementation of the plan :The Klong Tom Sub-district Administrative Organization should implement their plan based on the needs of the community.
2.3 Assessment of the plan :The Klong Tom Sub-district Administrative Organization should assess the implementation of the plan and inform the public about the outcomes of the plan.