The Evaluation of Achievement of the Training Curriculum in Trainer monk Development Project

Abstract

The study aims 1) to study the knowledge and understanding of participants in the content of the Program in the Project of Instructing Buddhist Monks of Dhamma Process; 2) to study the satisfaction and attitude on the training process of the Program in the Project of Instructing Buddhist Monks of Dhamma Process; and 3) to study the degree of application of knowledge for being instructing Buddhist monks for disseminating Buddhism. A questionnaire is used to collect quantitative data from 76 respondents. A content analysis is employed for analyzing qualitative data and statistics including Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation is used for analyzing quantitative data.

Results of the study were as follows:

1. The level of Dhamma process Instructing Buddhist monks’ knowledge and understanding of the content of Program of Dhamma Process Instructing Buddhist Monks Training was high with the mean of 4.26, while considering each activity it found to be high in all items.


2. The satisfaction on the Project of Instructing Buddhist Monks of Dhamma Process comprised 2 aspects including reaction and learning process.


3. The results of the comparison of the achievement before and after training in season II generally and in each aspect, it found that the level of knowing and understanding of participants after training were higher than before training. Instructing Buddhist monks of Dhamma process were able to apply knowledge for work and network construction for Buddhist dissemination due to their acquirement of skill, technique and ways of preaching, counseling, and practicing how to think like the best and effectively instructing Buddhist monks for the stability of Buddhism.