The Development of Strategic Plan for Social Reconciliation in Bangkok Metropolitan Case study : Indravas temple developing community I

Abstract

           The research on the development of strategic plan for social reconciliation in Bangkok Metropolitan aimed at studying and analyzing the problems and needs of the community under social inequalities. The case study was taken place at Indravas temple developing community I, Talingchan district, Bangkok. This research addressed social inequalities into 6 aspects as follows; 1. Educational accessibility and youth development, 2. Physical development of the community, 3. Poverty alleviation and community strength, 4. Unfair practices by the state authorities, 5. The state resource accessibility, and 6. Disparity in comments and the public opinion responsiveness by the state. This action research was conducted in both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Total of 45 participants, consisted of community leaders and community members, were divided into 5 aged groups. Ten times of group interviews were also occasionally set up with 5-6 randomly picked participants. The background, quality of life, problems and needs of the community in 6 aspects of social in qualities were all focused.  The result showed that the people in the community were highly satisfied in the educational

accessibility and youth development. The parents also realized the importance of education and encouraged children and young people to be educated at all levels. Most of people in the community were moderately to highly satisfied in the physical development of the community. The availability of utilities such as tap water, electricity, and paved road could be accessed in the entire area. However, the public area and sport filed still needed. The people in the community were also moderately to highly satisfied the poverty alleviation and community strength. The almost people in the community had certain occupations and incomes, however; theft problems usually found in the community.

          The unfair practices by the state authorities was a significant problem since the people satisfaction with this issue was ranging from low to moderate. The problems were persistent as in the past, such as police corruption. The satisfaction with the issue of accessibility to the resources of the state was moderate to high. The health care system could be able to access and seniors received their allowances. The disparity in comments and the public opinion responsiveness by the state was moderately satisfied. The majority of people in the community have not come to participate and the channels to distribute their voices to the state authorities were limited as well. Only a group of leaders had chances to pass the public opinions to the government.