An application of the five ennobling virtues principle for living of lower secondary school students in, Bangkok

Abstract

The objectives of this research are 1) to study living life according to the five principles of lower secondary school students. In one school in Bangkok 2) To compare living life according to the principles of the five principles of lower secondary school students. In one school in Bangkok according to personal factors. This research is a survey study. The sample consisted of lower secondary school students in a school. In Bangkok, 175 people used questionnaires as a research tool. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequencies and percentages, means and standard deviations. And inferential statistics by one-way analysis of variance. The research results found that Living life according to the five principles of lower secondary school students in one school in Bangkok is at a moderate level When considering each aspect, it was found that the aspect with the highest average was the sensual aspect, an average of 3.48, followed by the aspect of mindfulness, an average of 33, the truth aspect, an average of 3.32, the kindness and compassion aspect, an average of 3.13, and Right livelihood, average at 3.11.        The results of the pairwise comparison of the mean scores regarding the practice of the Five Precepts among lower secondary school students in a school in Bangkok revealed the following. The practice of the Five Precepts among lower secondary school students in a school in Bangkok differed significantly based on gender, parents’ occupations, and living conditions. This finding supports the proposed hypothesis. However, the practice of the Five Precepts among lower secondary school students in the same school did not differ significantly based on grade levels. This finding rejects the proposed hypothesis.