THE PARTICIPATORY LEARNING MANANGEMENT MODEL BASED ON THE BUDDHIST INTEGRAL THEORY AND LEARNING WITH HAPPINESS TO ENHANCE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS’ EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT UNDER NONTHABURI PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AREA OFFICE 1

Abstract

The purposes of this research article are as follows: 1) to develop the participatory learning management model based on the Buddhist Integral Theory and learning with happiness to enhance elementary students’ emotional quotient under Nonthaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 1 and 2) to study the results from using the participatory learning management model based on the Buddhist Integral Theory and learning with happiness to enhance elementary students’ emotional quotient under Nonthaburi Primary Educational Service Area Office 1. The researcher proceeded according to the research and development methodology. The samples were 105 Grade 5 students under Nonthaburi Educational Service Area Office 1. The samples were selected with the purposive sampling method. The research instruments were as follows: 1) the developed learning model, and 2) the students’ emotional quotient evaluation form. The data were analyzed by calculating the means and calculating developmental scores of the students’ emotional quotient evaluations. The findings revealed that, 1) It was found that the participatory learning management model based on the Buddhist Integral Theory and learning with happiness consisted of four components: (1) the principles of the learning model; (2) the objectives of the learning model; (3) the five learning procedures including 1. creating learning atmosphere with happiness, 2. learning for mental developments, 3. reflecting thoughts for characteristic developments, 4. developing social skills and 5. evaluating emotions for 360 degrees; and (4) the evaluations of the learning model. 2) The results from using the participatory learning management model according to the students’ self-evaluations, the teachers’ evaluations, and the parents’ evaluations were at the moderate level