Cultivation of 9 Good Values: Review of Knowledge Creation and Research Guidelines on the 9 Good Values of Thai Society in the Future

Abstract

          The objectives of this research article are 1) to study and review the body of knowledge about 9 good values in Thai society; 2) to study the ways to enhance values in Thai society; 3) to cultivate 9 good values in Thai society in the future.
          The results showed that:
          1. Buriram Province has set up a system of participation in building tools used to work for village / urban community committees, namely the use of the village/community statute of peace, 9 good, and scriptures of creating good future for children to be used as a framework for defining responsibility, a framework for collective action by everyone in the village/community. Because they have a common identity, activities together through activities of family, community, schools, temples, community committees, community members, especially temples that are centers of mind in organizing various activities.
          2. Families have an awareness of the 9 Good Constitution, building kinship relationships, every family writing its family tree, teaches children to take responsibility for assigned tasks, knowing their duties, has a good role model, inspiring, loving, bonding in family, community, temples, plays a role in promoting morality and being the center of the mind whether it is belief, ritual, practice every Buddhist holy day of every month, as well as being Center for community activities and be a role model in the community and government organizations in the community.
          3. To campaign for the establishment of village banks or other savings groups, encourage the establishment of a cooperative or community shop in the village as a center for selling products at fair prices and generating income for members or family in the village and let the village committee determine the rules and regulations for the implementation, promote alternative occupations or supplementary occupations to upgrade community products (OTOP), careers in the market economy, encourage the integration of professional development groups into community enterprises to generate income for families and communities, and create community enterprise networks for product exchange, product processing and mutual learning, encourage organic farming with villagers to reduce the production costs of village farmers, and promote the use of alternative energy and renewable energy for the cost-effective use of fuel materials, promote and establish learning center for the philosophy of sufficiency economy in the village, in addition to the cooperation of communities, temples, schools, local government organizations.