Abstract:
The objectives of this research were: 1. To study the general context of model development of temples assets management in Nonthaburi Province, 2. To study the elements of model development of temples assets management in Nonthaburi Province and 3. To propose the model development of temples assets management in Nonthaburi Province. The research methodology was mixed methods research between qualitative and quantitative research. The qualitative research conducted by in-depth interviewing the 17 key informants which selected by specific and focus group discussion with the 9 experts. The qualitative data analysis was descriptive analysis. The quantitative research conducted by study 400 by Stratified sampling from 2566 populations who were the monks in Nonthaburi province. The sample size used Taro Yamane's formula. The tools used for data collection were 5 rating scales questionnaire with confidence value at 0.915. The statistics used frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation.
The research findings were as follows:
1. The general context of model development of temples assets management in Nonthaburi Province found that the strength aspect, the temple had a staff to do all types of income and expenditure accounts and there was a temple committee to take care of the temple's asset management, weakness aspect, the accounting of the temple was not as systematic as it should be and lack of personnel with accounting knowledge, opportunity aspect, land assets could be leveraged to create value and the temple was a juristic person can do juristic acts and opportunity aspect, the temple's land could not be sold and converted into other assets and could not invest the money of the temple to add value.
2. The elements of model development of temples assets management in Nonthaburi Province found that the level of PDCA process in overall was at a high level (x̅ = 4.04), when considering each aspect, it was at a high level in all aspects, the level of Iddhipāda 4 in overall was at a high level (x̅ = 4.09), when considering each aspect, it was at a high level in all aspects. The elements of PDCA process found that planning aspect; there was a systematic action plan, implementation aspect; there was a action step by step, checking aspect; there was continuously monitor management results and action aspect; adjusted the action plan aimed at the efficiency of management. The element of Iddhipāda 4 found that Chanda; the executives was willing to manage the property, Viriya; the executives had patience and patience in their work, Citta; the executives paid full attention to management and Vimaṁsa; the executives used their intelligence to find solutions to problems.
3. The model development of temples assets management in Nonthaburi Province found that acquisition of property aspect; the temple received the property from donations, maintenance aspect; there was a staff to protect of each type of property, benefit management aspect; there was a benefit organizer who was appointed by the abbot, temple's money storage aspect; the temple's money was stored by the bank account and accounting of income and expenses aspect; income and expenditure accounts were managed annually.