การศึกษาผลสัมฤทธิ์การดำเนินงานตามนโยบายการบริหารและการพัฒนาจังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้ ของศูนย์อำนวยการบริหารจังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้

Abstract

The purposes of this research are to (1) examine the achievement of development policy of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC); (2) analyze problems/obstacles that impeded policy implementation; and (3) propose improvements of policy implementation in the future. A combination of both qualitative and quantitative research methods was employed. Document research, in-depth interviews, and survey questionnaire were used to collect data. The key informants for this study are 28 people who were representatives of the SBPAC and other organizations in the three southern-most provinces. In-depth interview data were validated using data triangulation approach. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis method and quantitative data were analyzed using mean value. Results show that (1), overall, the implementation of development projects have some level of progress and achieve some of the SBPAC’s objectives. However, some objectives have not been met and have low to medium levels of progress. When considering each aspect of the development policy, this research found that equality provision and victim compensation aspect was most progressed (x ̅ = 4.08), which was consistent with data from in-depth interviews. This was followed by economic aspect (x ̅ = 3.21), multi-cultural and religious aspect (x ̅ = 3.14) and, finally, educational aspect (x ̅ = 2.77), these results were also consistent with the results of qualitative data analysis. (2) Some obstacles that impeded the progress of SBPAC’s development policy implementation include the lack of integration of related organizations, the overlapping role of SBPAC with other organization in the areas, unclear work procedures, the influence of national politics, the lack of knowledge about area contexts among the personnel and etc. (3) It is recommended in this research that SBPAC play a supportive role in the development of three southern-most provinces, collaborate with other agencies to make the most progress of development policy implementation, focus on big projects, nurture public participation and employ the bottom-up approach of policy formulation.