Socialization Process for Promoting the Virtues of Coexistence of Secondary Students

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the virtues of social coexistence in secondary school students and to study the patterns of social communication that reinforced the virtue of social coexistence of secondary school students. The sample group consisted of three discussion groups from three schools representing people in various social groups - three administrators, eight teachers, eight students, and nine parents. Ten people were selected for interviews – five Buddhist monks and five representatives from groups of politicians, educational administrator, and educational supervisors from offices of educational service areas, making up a total of 38 subjects. All subjects involved were selected by means of the purposive random sampling. The research instruments included group discussions and interviews. The data were collected by the researcher herself. The findings revealed the virtues of co-existence of secondary school students in the areas of responsibility, disciplines, honesty, togetherness, and dedication. As for the social communication to morally enhance the social coexistence of the students, it was found that the Institutional organizations that play this role were families, schools, temples, communities, and mass media.