Abstract:
The thesis entitled The Enhancement of Buddhist Morality through Creative Media consisted of the following objectives: 1) to develop moral tale for enhancing morality of children in elementary schools; 2) to investigate the achievement of using moral tale to enhance morality of children in elementary schools; 3) to present the guidelines for enhancing Buddhist morality through moral tale for children in elementary schools. The study aimed at enhancing the Buddhist morality through creative media, which employed Mixed Method Research method. In-depth interviews with 14 key informants chosen through purposive sampling were used to collect the data. The obtained data were analyzed by way of explanatory and descriptive methods. The study was conducted in the following steps: 1) collecting data from related documents; 2) prioritizing data; 3) interviews; 4) analyzing the data according to the research objectives; and 5) summarizing the discussion and suggestions.
From the study, the following findings are found:
1) The development of moral tale for enhancing morality of children in elementary schools focuses on the following: (1) producing media with content based on Buddhist teachings; (2) fostering age-appropriate reading habits in children; and (3) having self-discipline in one's daily life.
2) The achievement of using moral tale to enhance morality of children discovered a significant difference between pretest and posttest, which is consistent with the research objectives as follows: the first objective is related to morality, in which the media must urge people to learn since morality is a direct indicator of change, particularly in young people's acts of kindness and enhanced discipline; the second objective is to foster reading by encouraging children to make better use of their time by recording, reading, and analyzing the content of moral tale; and the third objective is to participate in the development of children by using moral media to train teachers and parents, as well as moral teaching monks who will evaluate and monitor the operation's progress.
3) The guidelines for enhancing Buddhist morality through moral tale for children include the plan to develop Buddhist moral tale which is a story reflecting the carefulness of the author and conveying the appropriateness of the book. The moral tale encourages students to grow and coexist happily with others in society. Students must be taught to coexist and work with others while also recognizing their differences. Through listening to and reading the tale, one can summarize and use for analysis in order to address problems, as well as synthesize into texts for motivational purposes. A tale entertains readers and allows them to imagine. A tale also has a motto that may be applied in everyday life, which readers can analyze or compare by using reasons.
4) The guidelines for strengthening Buddhist morality through creative media include the reading that one can summarize and use for analysis in order to address problems, as well as synthesize into texts for motivational purposes. A tale entertains readers and allows them to imagine. A tale also has a motto that may be applied in everyday life, which readers can analyze or compare by using reasons.