A MODEL FOR DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS ACCORDING TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY FOR SCHOOLS UNDER THE CHAIYAPHUM PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were to 1) study the principal components and sub-components of students' desirable characteristics according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy, 2) study the present condition of students' desirable characteristics according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy, 3) to create and develop a model for students' desirable characteristics according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy, and 4) to study the effects of using the model for developing students' desirable characteristics according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy in schools under the Chaiyaphum Provincial Administrative Organization. This research is the research and development with 4 phases. The sample groups consisted of directors, heads of department and learner-development activities, teachers by purposive sampling and 353 students by using Krejcie and Morgan formula. The research tools consisted of: 1) In-depth interview 2) questionnaires. The statistics used in the data analysis were: 1) Qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. 2) Quantitative data were descriptive statistics include percentage, mean, standard deviation. The results showed that 1) The component and sub-component of students' desirable characteristics according to the principle of the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy consisted of 5 components with 58 sub-components. 2) The current conditions of students' desirable characteristics according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy are overall moderate.            3) Creating a model for developing students' desirable characteristics according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy using "5 Learning Bases to Sufficiency" applied to experiential learning and activities to enhance experiences in the classroom. 4) The experiment and evaluation usage results of the model for developing students' desirable characteristics according to the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy were found that before using the model for developing students' desirable characteristics were performed at a moderate ( = 3.05,      S.D. = 0.45), after using the model for developing students' desirable characteristics were raised to excellent all of components ( = 4.83, S.D. = 0.22). This confirms the students' desirable characteristics after using the model for developing students' desirable characteristics were different and statistically significant (0.05)