Abstract:
The objectives of this research are: 1) to study the level of people's participation in the preparation of local development plans in Li District of Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization, 2) to compare the opinions on people's participation in the preparation of local development plans, classified by the individual factors, in Li District of Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization, 3) to present guidelines for enhancing people's participation in the preparation of local development plans according to Aparihaniyadhamma (the seven conditions of welfare) of Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization. This study conducted with mix-method with the 389 sample group among 13,063 people who had the right to vote the members of the Council of the Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization, Li District, Area 2. Data were analyzed by the social statistical software using a software to find frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. The hypothesis was tested by t-test and F-test by one-way analysis of variance. In the case of two or more groups of different independent variations, a pairwise heterogeneity test was performed by using least significant difference method. This research was a qualitative research by means of in-depth interviews with 15 key informants, and data were analyzed by descriptive content analysis.
The results showed that :
1.The level of opinions about strengthening the participation of the people of Lee District in the preparation of the development plan of the Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization was overall at a high level. Classified by each aspect,
the participation in planning was in the highest order, action participation followed, and participation in the evaluation was in lowest order.
2.The results of the comparison of opinions on enhancing participation in the preparation of local development plans in Li District of the Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization, classified by personal factors, found that people with gender, age, education level, income and occupation had different opinions on participation in the preparation of local development plans, so there is no difference. Therefore the research hypothesis was rejected.
3.Guidelines for enhancing participation by applying the principles of Aparihaniyadhamma 7 in organizing local development plans in Lee District of the Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization. The seven principles of Aparihaniyadhamma should be applied as follows: 1) there should be an ongoing meeting plan, 2) preparation for the meeting: public relations should be promote for acknowledgment, 3) failure to prescribe or to abolish the provisions at will: regulations must be within the law and be fair, 4) respect and obey the commander: instructions should be followed and acted willingly ,5)respect and protect women's rights: women should be promoted the opportunity to play role in any positons in community, 6) promotion and preservation of good culture and tradition: instilling the conscious mind for the future generation in inheritance of the cultures and traditions, 7) righteous maintenance, protection, encouragement and indoctrination: promoting and encouraging youth to participate in religious activities in temple and apply Dhamma in everyday life.