Abstract:
The objectives of this research were: 1) to study leadership in accordance with the principles of good governance of monks in the Mueang Khon Kaen District Sangha Administration Area; 2) to propose guidelines for the development of leadership according to the good governance principles of the monks the Mueang Khon Kaen District Sangha Administration Area, Khon Kaen Province. This study was carried out by means of the mixed research methodology. The samples included 148 monks, selected by Simple Sampling. The questionnaire with its reliability value of 0.98 was used to collect the data. The statistics used in data analysis included: Frequency, Mean, Percentage and Standard Deviation. The target group was 10 monks, selected by Purposive Sampling. The interview form was used to collect the data. The obtained data were interpreted by Content Analysis to find the conclusion.
The research results were as follows:
1) The leadership according to the principles of good governance of the monks in overall had its mean score at a high level. The highest was seen in the aspect of Efficiency, followed by that of Transparency and the least was seen in that of Rule of law.
2) The guidelines for development of leadership according to good governance of monks in the Mueang Khon Kaen District Sangha Administration Area are as follows: (1) Rule of law: 1) there should be a training for monks to have knowledge and understand laws and regulations of monks; (2) Morality: there should be generosity towards personnel; (3) Transparency: the community should be given an opportunity to know about the temple's income and expenditure; (4) Participation: there should be a project with common practice among local communities; (5) Responsibility: there should be a serious evaluation, supervision and monitor of the assigned work; (6) Value of Money: welfare should be provided to be economical and worthwhile. Modern technology should be taken to develop the organization to be effective and religious assets should be used for worthwhile benefits.