Abstract:
The purposes of this research are (1) to study the potentiality of Buddhist monks teaching morality in schools of Thailand (2) to study the state of Buddhist monks teaching morality in Pho Tak District, Nongkhai Province and 3) to propose the guideline for developing the potentiality of the Buddhist monks teaching morality in schools in Pho Tak District, Nongkhai Province. This research is the qualitative research and the results of research are found that
The development of the potentiality of Buddhist monks teaching morality in schools of Thailand is found that to provide the conference for planning to designate the policy and to make understanding related to carry out the projects clearly by leading the policy to the practice and encourage the learners to develop continuously and regularly and to encourage the Buddhist monks teaching morality to take responsibility for teaching the principle of Buddhadhama, to support the fund for providing activities and evaluation both learning and teaching and Buddhist activities both teachers and students. From interviewing is found that the Buddhist monks teaching morality develop the curriculum for teaching morality from training in order to improve learning activities to be proficient and to promote the students learning.
The state of the Buddhist monks teaching morality in schools in Pho Tak District, Nongkhai Province is found that in the aspect of teaching the Buddhist subjects in accordance with the basic of educational curriculum, it lacks the integration of teaching media with the teaching contents. In the aspect of leading the students to practicing meditation, the Buddhist monks still lack of knowledge and ability to motivate students and the atmosphere in practicing is not ready and the sounds interrupting meditation practice in learning. Teachers lack of teaching technique to be able to motivate students. In the aspect of teaching or reviewing Dhamma education for students, the teachers have limitation of the length of time in learning, mostly, the schools provide the subject for the Buddhist monks to teach only one period for each week. While in the aspect of integrative teaching with the daily life, the development of teaching media is not modern, that is, lack of interesting, integration of other teaching medias to apply for teaching.
The way to develop the potentiality of the Buddhist monks teaching morality in schools in Phon Tak District, Nongkhai Province is found that 1) the aspect of Buddhist subject in accordance with the curriculum of the basic education should by ate the teaching medias with contents that are taught as modern in the present and to access easily by using the online medias and identical to the contents taught in accordance with the curriculum including the teaching products by issuing the models of activities for students to participate in a great numbers 2) in the aspect of leading the students to practicing meditation it is created by increasing knowledge and understanding in the significance of meditation and the benefits of meditation and then to practice meditation levelly and provide the activities for students in order to practice regularly in order to motivate and create the atmosphere in teaching 3) in the aspect of teaching or reviewing Dhamma education for students to manage the time table for teaching , answer the questions, and review the important and appropriate things bthings by having the time tables of each class for service of time and teach and review systematically 4) in the aspect of each subject of integration of Buddhist subjects with the daily life, the teachers focus on the important Dhamma for integration in order to use in the present life. Many medias should be produced as appropriate for learners and appropriate contents for teaching and it can be brought for use really.