The Learning Management of Social Studies in Accordance with Buddhism

Abstract

          Social studies learning management is one of the most important courses in developing the competency of learners to be able to learn the ways to live in society to realize the change of society and being happy with other people. There is a method of teaching in transferring, training and exchange. The process of adjusting instruction or broadcasting teacher's knowledge to learners is a concept that adjusts the way of thinking and changing teaching methods by learning design teachers from asking questions for students to think and search for information, learn from a variety of activities, train learners to acquire lifelong learning skills. Social studies learning management is therefore important in developing learner characteristics to be good citizens with charity, creativity, belief in morality and ethics by integrating the principles of Buddhism in 3 ways: 1) learning must begin with oneself (Self Learning), i.e. teaching to have Chanda (aspiration), meaning the feeling of love in the things learned; learning to have Viriya (energy) and Citta (thoughtfulness), not abandoning education; and Vīmaṁsā (Investigation) which is self-examination to improve learning to be better; 2) learning must be coupled with practice (learning by doing) in getting the students to have wisdom; 3) learning must be coupled with fun (enjoy Learning)’ learners are happy to escape from ignorance, such as using ‘Play Way: Playing is Learning’, ‘storytelling’ or ‘case study’, or ‘giving real action’.