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| Effectiveness of the Thai Governmental Policy on Rural Community Development: A Critical Appraisal | ||
| 作者 | Panmunin, Wanna (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| 卷期 | v.49 n.9 Section A |
| 出版日期 | 1989.03 |
| 頁次 | 2816 |
| 出版者 | ProQuest LLC |
| 出版者網址 | https://www.proquest.com/ |
| 出版地 | Ann Arbor, MI, US [安娜堡, 密西根州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 學位類別 | 博士 |
| 校院名稱 | Iowa State University |
| 系所名稱 | Department of Sociology and Anthropology |
| 指導教授 | Lorenz, Fredrick O.; Goudy, Willis J. |
| 畢業年度 | 1988 |
| 附註項 | 174p |
| 關鍵詞 | Thailand; Community Development; Citizen Participation; Community Involvement; Rural Communities; Buddhism; Development Programs |
| 摘要 | This study examines the impact of the Thai government's rural community development program, the Virtuous and Prosperous Land (VPL) program. The main tenet of this is an application of Buddhist doctrines to achieve development. The data used were from a study of "People's Participation in the Virtuous and Prosperous Land (VPL) Program," conducted by the Office of the National Research Council of Thailand during May-July of 1986. Social action theory is used to predict relationships between the actors (residents of rural Thailand), the situation (participation in the VPL program), the actors' orientation to the situation (represented by mind purification, abstinence from vice, perception of the program and attitudes toward village activities), and the goal (participation in village improvement activities). Comparisons between participants and nonparticipants in the VPL program on orientation to situation and goal variables are made. Chi-square analysis, Pearson correlation coefficients, and path analysis are used for data analysis. The findings suggest that the VPL program contributed little substantive significance to the orientation of behavior of the villagers. The program also made little contribution toward increasing participation in community activities, the main goal of the program. The analysis indicated that activity in village programs did not substantively differ between those who did and did not participate in the VPL program. Developing programs which meet villagers' needs will depend on enhancing the effectiveness of two key community leaders (change agents and Buddhist monks) in carrying out program activities. Increasing the capacity of programs to blend Buddhist doctrines with fundamental development is suggested. |
| 目次 | DEDICATION Iv CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 1 Statement of the Problem 3 The Scope of the Study 4 Significance of the Study 5 Organization of the Study 6 CHAPTER II. BACKGROUND OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM 7 Thailand; An Overview 7 The Virtuous and Prosperous Land (VPL) Program 9 CHAPTER III. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK 15 The Actor 20 The Situation 27 The VPL Program as Nonsocial Object 27 Change Agents and Buddhist Monks as Social Objects 30 Orientation to the Situation 32 Mind purification 32 Abstinence from vice 34 Perception of the program 35 Attitudes toward village activities 37 Goal 39 CHAPTER IV. METHODS 43 Data and Data Collection 43 Sampling Procedures 43 Presentation of Data 45 Operational IzatI on of Variables 47 Control variables 51 Statistical Techniques 52 Chl-square (X?) 53 Pearson correlations 54 Path analysis 55 CHAPTER V. ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS 61 Test of Hypotheses 61 Evaluation of Hypotheses: A Cross-tabulation Approach 65 Participation In the VPL Program and 67 Orientation to the Situation (HI) Participation In the VPL Program and Participation In Village Activities (Hypotheses H2-H4) 72 Orientation to Situation and Goal (Hypothesis H5) 77 Zero-Order Correlations 85 Path Analysis 87 Model 1: The respondents' model 92 Model 2: Models for participants and 94 nonparticipants CHAPTER VI. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 97 Effectiveness of the VPL Program 97 Needs assessment 102 The Implementation of the program 104 A Critique of the NRC Proposed Research Design 106 The research design 106 Sampling procedures and the sample 111 Measurement of variables 116 Data collection 122 Policy Implications 130 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research 135 General Conclusion 140 REFERENCES 142 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 156 APPENDIX A. QUESTIONNAIRE 157 APPENDIX B. CORRELATION MATRICES FOR THE PATH MODELS 166 |
| ISBN | 9798206700572 |
| 點閱次數 | 546 |
| 建檔日期 | 1999.12.24 |
| 更新日期 | 2022.03.31 |
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