The Sangha Organization and Education: Educational Management on the Cultural Capital Base for the Future Society and Community

Abstract

This article is a synthesis of documents to study the role of the sangha organization. In Thai society, Buddhist monks are in one of the main national institutions and have taken roles and responsibility in education from the past to present. This study is based on the community cultural capital theory as the fundamental for educational management for developing the future society and community in 4 aspects: 1) sangha organization and education management, 2) cultural capital and lifelong education, 3) sangha organization and learning society, and 4) educational management on the cultural capital base. The study results are useful as guidelines for the concrete practical implementation in developing the quality of the community education. The applicable concepts are proposed for managing education effectively by basing on the existing cultural capital in the communities where the schools are situated for the highest benefits from the concrete development.