The Mixed Methods Research Synthesis of Buddhist Educational Administration Principles in Graduate School of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to synthesize quantitative research on Buddhist Educational Administration Principles in graduate school of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University using meta-analysis, 2) to synthesize qualitative research on Buddhist Educational Administration Principles in graduate school of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University using content-analysis and 3) to synthesize mixed methods research on Buddhist Educational Administration Principles in Graduate School of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University. The research design was a mixed methods research synthesis: MMRS, triangulation mixed synthesis design: convergence model. The research instruments used were quality assessment form, quality assessment criteria and characteristic recording form. The sample group consisted of master's theses and doctoral dissertations in the field of Buddhist Educational Administration from the Graduate School of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, which were published in the e-thesis database from the year 2016 to 2024. The samples were divided into 64 research studies. The statistics used to assess the quality of the tools were the mean of the content validity values and the reliability coefficients. The statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, one-way anova, and content analysis.

            The results of the study found that: 1) The effect size values of the 127 quantitative research studies in Buddhist Educational Administration Principles had a mean of 0.93 with a standard deviation of 0.18. The lowest effect size value was 0.01, and the highest was 7.18. the independent variable had a low effect size. The mean effect size values were not different. 2) The Buddhist Educational Administration Principles were as follows: Academic Administration, carried 17 principles, 16 of them were based on Buddhist teachings; Budget Administration, carried 3 principles, 2 of them were based on Buddhist teachings; Personnel Administration, carried 23 principles, 19 of them were based on Buddhist teachings; and General Administration, carried 13 principles, all of which are based on Buddhist teachings. 3) The Buddhist Educational Administration Principles at the graduate school of Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University consisted of 4 principles: Academic Administration, Budget Administration, Personnel Administration, and General Administration, along with 45 Buddhist principles, which consisted of Ariyasacca 4, Sangahavatthu 4, Brahmavihara 4, Iddhipadadhamma 4, Sappurisadhamma 7, Kalyanamitta-Dhamma 7, Sati and Sampajanna, Dutiyapapanika Sutta, Sappaya 7, Good governance, Sila 5, Bahussutanga 5, Ditthadhammikattha, Saraniyadhmma 6, Trisikkha, Gharavasadhamma 4, Volunteer, True friends 4, Wutthaya 4, Ennobling virtues, Bhavana Dhammas 4, Panna 3, Saddhamma 3, Padhana 4, Midfulness 4, Sappaya 4, Wholesome 10, Patisanthiradhamma, Patisambhida 4, Dasabidharajadhamma, Eightfold path, Sujarita 3, Punnakiriya-Vatthu 3, Bala 4, Bala 5, Yonisomanasikara, Aparihaniyadhamma 7, Sufficiency economy philosophy, Khantidhamma, Cakka 4, Garavasadhamma 6, Prejudice 4, Papanikadhamma 3, Buddha’s desanavidhi 4, Ethical and Rommaniyasathan.