THE YOUTH’S POLITICAL AWARENESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION, AT THONBURI DISTRICTIN, BANGKOK, BY BUDDHADHAMMA APPLICATION

Abstract

The research aims to 1. study the political awareness of Thai youth in higher education institutions, 2. compare the political awareness of youth in higher education institutions classified by personal factors, and 3. present the political awareness of youth in higher education institutions. This research is a mixed method research, divided into 1. quantitative research using a questionnaire with a sample group of 356 students from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Thonburi Rajabhat University, and
2. qualitative research using in-depth interviews with 9 key informants, including academics, community leaders, and youth, to analyze the descriptive content. The research instrument was reviewed by experts and had a questionnaire reliability of 0.841.

The research results found that: 1. The overall political awareness of youth is at a high level, ranked by political knowledge, participation, and political news awareness. 2. The results of the comparison by personal factors found that gender, age, and education level did not significantly affect the level of political awareness. Therefore, the research hypothesis was accepted. 3. The application of Buddhist principles through the four bases of influence: chanda, diligence, citta, and investigation help promote participation behavior, responsibility. and effectively raise political awareness among youth.