THE PROMOTION OF MORALITY AND ETHICS ACCORDING TO THE TISIKKHA DHAMMA OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NA HAEO DISTRICT, LOEI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the condition for promoting basic morality and ethics among students in Na Haeo Wittaya School, Na Haeo District, Loei Province; 2) to study the promotion of basic morality and ethics according to the Tisikkha Dhamma (Threefold Training) principles of schools in Na Haeo District; 3) to propose guidelines for the promotion of basic morality and ethics according to the Tisikkha Dhamma of students in Na Haeo Wittaya School. This study was carried out by means of mixed-method research, both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The questionnaire was used to collect the data from 181 samples, including teachers and students. The interview form was used to interview five experts to obtain the qualitative data. The quantitative data were interpreted by the following statistics: Mean and Standard Deviation, while the qualitative data were interpreted by content analysis. The research results were as follows: 1) The overall condition for promoting basic morality and ethics among students in Na Haeo Wittaya School, Na Haeo District, Loei Province, was statistically rated at a high level in all aspects. The highest mean value was seen in the aspect of honesty, followed by that of unity, politeness, cleanliness, kindness, discipline, diligence, and frugality, respectively. 2) The learning management and building habits for students were conducted by adopting the Tisikkha Dhamma integrated to promote eight basic morality and ethics in order to create learning by using Sila, Samadhi, and Pañña as the base of sustainable development. This encouraged students to learn and find themselves through the practice of the Dhamma. 3) The guidelines for the promotion of basic morality and ethics according to the Tisikkha Dhamma of students in Na Haeo Wittaya School were as follows: (1) organize activities or projects that promote morality and ethics; (2) before studying or starting any activity, students should be asked to practice meditation to prepare the body and the mind for increasing learning efficiency; (3) supervise the study, pay attention to activities and student behavior to guide and improve for the betterment; (4) organize activities or projects that promote meditation practice, problem-solving, speech contest or reading comprehension, etc.; (5) encourage students with Sammaditthi (Right View) to good morals, develop one's own intelligence (Pañña) and know how to see the world as it is.