THE EFFECTS OF LEARNING MANAGEMENT ON DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND THE APPLICATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR PRESERVING THAI ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE ACTIVE CITIZENS COURSE INTEGRATED WITH AN ARTS AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION PROJECT TO DEVELOP PRIDE IN ARTS AND CULTURE, MORAL IDENTITY, AND DIGITAL SKILLS AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

Abstract

This research article aimed to study the level of students’ opinions and to compare students’ opinions before and after participating in the learning management on digital citizenship and the application of digital technology for preserving Thai arts and culture in the Active Citizens course integrated with an arts and cultural preservation project. This study was a quasi-experimental research with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The sample consisted of 120 first-year students in the Bachelor of Nursing Science Program at Boromarajonani College of Nursing Nakhonratchasima, in the academic year 2025, selected by simple random sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire on opinions toward the integration. The index of item-objective congruence ranged from .67 to 1.00, and the reliability coefficient based on Cronbach’s alpha was .97. Data were analyzed by frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and paired t-test. The research results found that the level of students’ opinions before participating in the integration, both overall and in every aspect, was at a good level, while the level after participating both overall and in every aspect, was at a very good level. The aspect with the highest mean was promoting pride in participating in the continuation of arts and culture. This was followed, respectively, by developing the moral identity of Praboromarajchanok Institute, promoting knowledge and understanding of the arts and culture studied, developing teamwork skills, and developing skills in using digital technology to create video media. When comparing students’ opinions before and after participating in the integration, it was found that, overall, the mean score after participating in the integration was higher than that before participating at the statistical significance level of .05. A comparison by aspect also showed that every aspect after participating in the integration was higher than before participating at the statistical significance level of .05.