A Model of the Buddhist Administration in the Elderly Schools

Abstract

This research article aims to study the condition and development of the Buddhist administration in the elderly schools including the evaluating of it. The research utilized a combined methodology by providing the documentary method and interviewed 18 significant participants by the dept interview method. In the meantime, the research provided a focus group with 10 experts, also, the researcher was processing the pattern by using the focus group with 30 experts. This research found that 1) the conditions of Buddhist administration in elderly schools: 1.1) curriculum administration 1.2) activities management aspect 1.3) elderly school management. In this respect, the section of Buddhist administration in elderly schools integrated with the four principles of prayer which include physical development, moral development, emotional development and intellectual development. 2) The Buddhist administration pattern in elderly schools: 2.1) The curriculum administration consisted of physical meditation where the curriculum provided food and nutrition guideline for physical health and the curriculum prepared the course for living in the elderly period. Also, the spirituality aspect organised a physical health course on emotions. In the same way, intellectual prayer provided the seminar for the learners, for example. 2.2) Activity management contained physical meditation that organised activities to encourage physical health through work out. In the prayer aspect, provided activities to connect the elderly with a different generation. Meantime, the spirituality aspect had created recreational activities, also, Intellectual prayer provided rooms to exchange knowledge in promoting health. 2.3) The management aspect consisted of the physical prayer where it encouraged the elderly in the community to participate in a religious spirit. The prayer aspect, encouraging personnel and elders in the communities to behave and polite. The spirituality aspect had promoted inspiration for elders in order to have the motivation for life. Meanwhile, the wisdom of prayer had encouraged elders to use the wisdom to solve problems along with the principle of four prayers, for instants. Lastly, 3) The evaluation of the Buddhist administration model in the elderly schools had found that the model was beneficial at the highest level and right in notion.