Political Leadership of Local Administrators in Community Development of Pak Kang Subdistrict Municipality, Long District, Phrae Province

Abstract

The purposes of this research article were 1) to study the level of political leadership; 2) to study the relationship between Saraniyadhamma 6 and political leadership; and 3) to study the problems, obstacles, and suggestions for political leadership of local administrators in community development of Pak Kang Subdistrict Municipality, Long District, Phrae Province. This research was a mixed-methods research. For quantitative research, a questionnaire with a reliability value of 0.869 was distributed to a sample group of 366 people randomly selected using Taro Yamane's formula. The statistics used in the research were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's Correlation Coefficient. In terms of qualitative research, it was an in-depth interview with 9 key informants using a purposive sampling technique. The content analysis technique was used to analyze the context. The research results found that 1) the level of political leadership of local administrators in community development according to Saraniyadhamma 6 was overall at a high level and the level of political leadership of local administrators in community development of Pak Kang Subdistrict Municipality was overall at a moderate level overall; 2) Saraniyadhamma 6 and political leadership of local administrators in community development of Pak Kang Subdistrict Municipality, Long District, Phrae Province, were overall positively related at a fairly high level (r = .693**); 3) the problems and obstacles of political leadership of local administrators in community development of Pak Kang Subdistrict Municipality, Long District, Phrae Province were found that local administrators visited the area to inspect the repairs to transportation routes that were not yet comprehensive. The promotion of occupational groups has not been continuous. The procurement of equipment for surveying and repairing transportation routes in the community has not been comprehensive, resulting in accidents. Safety was not comprehensive and covered all risk points.  The budget allocation was insufficient to promote the conservation and restoration of local arts and culture. In terms of recommendations, it was found that local administrators should survey all areas where transportation routes were being repaired, continuously promote occupational groups, allocate a budget to purchase safety equipment and repair equipment so that it was ready for use, and increase the budget to be sufficient to promote the conservation and restoration of local arts and culture.