Guidelines for Enhancincy According to The 4 Prayer of The Wiset Muang School Students Under The Office of Ang Thong Primary Educational Service Area

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the state of capacity of students in Wiset Mueang Thong School Cluster under the Office of Ang Thong Primary Educational Service Area, 2) to study methods in capacity enhancement according to the 4 principles of Bhavana for students in Wiset Mueang Thong School Cluster under the Office of Ang Thong Primary Educational Service Area, and 3) to propose guidelines in capacity enhancement according to the 4 principles of Bhavana for students in Wiset Mueang Thong School Cluster under the Office of Ang Thong Primary Educational Service Area. The mixed research methods were used in the study. The quantitative data were collected by using questionnaires from 125 samples in Wiset Mueang Thong School Cluster and analyzed by percentage, frequency, mean and standard deviation. The qualitative data were collected by in-depth interviews with 5 experts and analyzed by content analysis.

The results of the study were found that:

1. The state of capacity of students in Wiset Mueang Thong School Cluster under the Office of Ang Thong Primary Educational Service Area was at a high level overall. In descending order, the highest level was on capacity in thinking, followed by life-skills, technology competence, communication and problem solution respectively.
2. The methods in capacity enhancement according to the 4 principles of Bhavana for students in Wiset Mueang Thong School Cluster under the Office of Ang Thong Primary Educational Service Area in 5 areas; 10 Capacity in communication, 2) Capacity in thinking, 3) Capacity in problem solution, 4) Capacity in life-skills, and 5) Capacity in technology. These five areas were used in the interviews with school administrators based on the four principles of Bhavana; 1) Kaya Bhavana, Sila Bhavana, 3) Citta Bhavana, and 4) Paññā Bhavana.

3. There are 3 guidelines in capacity enhancement according to the 4 principles of Bhavana for students in Wiset Mueang Thong School Cluster under the Office of Ang Thong Primary Educational Service Area as follows; 1) 5 guidelines in providing education and self-developing enhancement, 2) 6 guidelines in providing training and developing, and 3) 7 guidelines in work development