THE CULTIVATION OF MORALITY AND ETHICS FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KAMALASAI DISTRICT, KALASIN PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the moral and ethical cultivation for upper elementary school students; 2) to study the moral and ethical cultivation for upper elementary school students in Kamalasai District, and 3) to present a moral and ethical cultivation model for upper elementary school students in Kamalasai District, Kalasin Province. This study was carried out by means of studying documents and fieldwork to interview 27 informants. The obtained data were interpreted by descriptive analysis. The research results were as follows: Moral cultivation for upper elementary school students: moral cultivation has been developed to be consistent with the changes in social and problematic conditions in each era. Cultivating morals and ethics for students is very important and it is necessary to organize training regularly. Cultivation of morality and ethics for upper elementary school students in Kamalasai District Kalasin Province: the morality and ethics cultivation of the project uses Buddhist principles, which are Pañcasīla-Pañca Dhamma principles through activities, namely the process of cultivating Mettā, Sammāājīva, Kāmasaṁvara, Sacca and Satisampajañña. The moral and ethical cultivation model for upper elementary school students in Kamalasai District, Kalasin Province: 1) the process to cultivate Mettā is performed through the fish release activity for Mettā spread on the last Friday of every month; 2) the process to cultivate Sammāājīva is performed through the activity to sell products at the Pracharat market every Tuesday; 3) the process to cultivate Kāmasaṁvara is performed through recording activities and Sīla-examination every day; 4) the process to cultivate Sacca is performed through recording activities and do as vows; 5) the process to cultivate Satisampajañña is performed through chanting and meditation activities every day before the beginning of class. The training model must be developed in many areas, such as the integration of tools and Dhamma principles to be easy to understand and suitable for the age, focusing on the participation of the participants. The media must be very modern and must be integrated with agencies involved in training to participate in the process.