Development of a Training Curriculum based on Buddhist Principles Combined with Coaching to Enhance Learning Management Skills by Vuddhidhamma for the Small Primary School Moral Teaching Monks in Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) develop a training curriculum based on Buddhist principles combined with coaching to enhance learning management skills using the Vuddhidhamma approach for moral teaching monks in small primary schools, and 2) study the implementation results of the developed curriculum. This was a research and development study conducted in two phases: Phase 1: curriculum development, and Phase 2: study of curriculum implementation. The sample consisted of 30 moral teaching monks affiliated with the Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Khon Kaen Campus, selected using purposive sampling. The research instruments included the training curriculum, a knowledge test, an assessment of learning design ability, an assessment of learning management ability, and a satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and paired-samples t-tests.
The findings were as follows:
1. The developed training curriculum comprised six components: principles, curriculum objectives, curriculum content structure, training process, training media, and measurement and evaluation. Expert evaluations indicated that the curriculum had the highest level of suitability overall.
2. The results of the curriculum implementation revealed that the moral teaching monks had a significantly higher level of knowledge and understanding of learning management using the Vuddhidhamma approach after the training compared to before the training (p < .01); their ability to design learning management using Vuddhidhamma was assessed at a very good level; their ability to manage learning using Vuddhidhamma was at the highest level; and their satisfaction with the training curriculum was also at the highest level.