SOCIAL STUDIES LEARNING ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH LIFE SKILL-BASED EDUCATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN PHICHIT PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to study current status of social studies learning activities to promote human rights in Phichit province 2) to develop social studies learning activities to promote human rights through life-skill based education management for senior high school students in Phichit province. Key informants were a group of 92 Matthayomsuksa 6 students from Sak Lek Wittaya School, the 2^nd semester of the 2021 academic year and a group of 6 teachers of social studies in Phichit Secondary Educational Service Area Office. The research was conducted on the basis of qualitative research design. Data were collected from observation, interview, and focus group discussion. Data were analyzed using analytic induction. Methodological triangulation and review triangulation were used.

The results of this research found that:

1. Based on the analysis of current status of social studies learning activities to promote human rights, teachers did not give much importance to human rights while students were unable to put the knowledge about human rights into practice in their everyday life. Emphasis was placed on lecture-based teaching about universal declaration of human rights with the use of worksheets and basic technological media. Measurement and evaluation of learning activities were conducted by testing while environment and atmosphere did not support learning.
2. Outcomes of the development social studies learning activities to promote human rights through life-skill based education management for high school students in Phichit province indicated that teachers gave importance to human rights and the content in learning activities was up-to-date, instructional media were various and interesting while students were happy with and participated in learning activities, and were interested in human rights as things that are close to them and affect themselves and society.