EFFECTS OF USING PREJUDICE REDUCTION ACTIVITIES BASED ON MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION ON UNDERSTANDING OF DIVERSITY IN RACES, RELIGIONS AND CULTURES IN THE ASEAN COMMUNITY OF UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to compare the understanding of diversity in races, religions and culture in the ASEAN community of upper secondary school students before and after being taught by prejudice reduction activities based on multicultural education and study how students changed their understanding of diversity in races, religions and culture in the ASEAN community after being taught by prejudice reduction activities based on multicultural education. The sample was upper secondary students in Suksanary School in the first semester, academic year 2013. The attitude test and interviewing questions were used as data instruments. Thirteen lesson plans based on prejudice reduction activities for 14 periods in 9 weeks were used as the experimental instrument. The t-test, mean, standard deviation, frequencies and content analysis were utilized for analyzing data.The results were as follows:1) After the treatment, the attitude scores posttest of understanding of diversity in races, religions and culture in the ASEAN community of students taught by prejudice reduction activities based on multicultural education were higher than pretest scores at 0.05 level of significance.2) Students changed their attitudes by learning contents which based on the diversity of races, religions and culture in the ASEAN community. Students gained their social skills, thinking skills and learning from others perspective through prejudice reduction activities which were cooperative activities, critical thinking activities, discussion, drama technique, role playing, simulation, case studies and facing with problems situation activities