Abstract:
The research titled The model of networking of the five precepts observing village for improving peoples quality of life in Nakhon Ratchasima Province has three objectives, namely, i) to analyze the working principles of network of the five precepts observing village, ii) to analyze correlation of the networking that integrated the tasks to improve quality of life for people in the five precepts observing village, iii) to present the model of networking of the five precepts observing village for improving peoples quality of life. Mixed methodology i.e. quantitative and qualitative research, was employed in this study. The quantitative research was used for data collection from sampling group of 400 respondents through questionnaires and the qualitative research was conducted for data gathering from 25 key informants by the structured interview, The statistical techniques used are frequencies, percentage, mean and standard deviation
The research result was found that:
1. The working principles of network of the five precepts observing village in Nakhon Ratchasima province revealed that the network of Provincial Buddhist Sanghas in Nakhon Ratchsima, Provincial Buddhist Office of Nakhon Ratchasima, Village / community in Nakhon Ratchasima, have taken the principles of working under the rules followed the five precepts observing village project. It consists of i) principles of participation in all sectors, ii) principles of activities to promote the five precepts, and iii) principles of monitoring and evaluation.
2. Relationships of the networking that integrated the tasks for improving Peoples Quality of Life for people in the five precepts observing village in Nakhon Ratchasima province showed that i) relationship of authority is the networking by integrating that tasks and participation that assigned, ii) correlation of regional is operate according to administrative conditions of 32 districts with Provincial Buddhist Monks Hierarchy in Nakhon Ratchsima, Provincial Buddhist Office of Nakhon Ratchasima, Village/Community has established their networking of five precepts observing. It is administration of regional, iii) correlation of issue; has plan, operate, assist, support, monitor the evaluation by their interested issue and lead to working in village, temple, community, organization, section, education institute to provide the activity accordance with determined issue. There are four steps as follows: i) principle of realization and participation as the network, ii) principle of creating the obligations and managing the networking of five precepts observing village, iii) principle of relationship development of the networking of five precepts observing village, and iv) principle of keeping in the relationship and continuing the networking of five precepts observing village.
3. With regard to presentation of the model of networking the five precepts observing village for improving peoples quality of life in Nakhon Ratchasima province indicated that: the establishment of a network operating under the authority and the issue leading to the integration of villages in the same area or different area for co-operation. The model of dynamics networking of the five precepts village relies on the relationship of home, temple and school, experience, each member's network resources, alliance and a good friend for leading to the power of change networking to improve people's quality of life, reduce conflicts, reduce expenses, to have a stable income, people are healthier by the practice or observation of the five precepts.