The Development of Good Citizen’s Characteristics Program for Secondary School Students in Thailand

Authors

  • Monnipa Sapmee Ph.D. in Education Administration and Leadership Program, School of Philosophy and Education, Saint John's University
  • Chainarong Suvarnasara Program Director, Educational Administration and Leadership Program, School of Philosophy and Education, Saint John's University
  • Taneenart Na Soonthorn Dean, School of Philosophy and Education, Saint John's University

Keywords:

Good Citizen’s Characteristics, Development Program, Secondary School Students, Thailand

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to develop a good citizen’s characteristics program for secondary school students 2) to implement and evaluate of the program, and 3) to disseminate the program through the cyber network. The research sample for program implementation was 35 volunteer students from Mahavajiravudh Songkhla School under the school network of Somdet-Phra-Maha-Theeraratchao. While the data was analyzed by Mean, Frequency, Standard Deviation (SD), and t-test. The research results showed; 1) the development of good citizen’s characters’ program for secondary school students consisted of a) rationale and principle, b) objectives, c) the training contents comprise of three modules as Discipline, Honesty, and Social Service Mind, d) activities and instructional media, and e) evaluation.  2) The result of the program implementation on the desirable characteristics showed that an increasing of the average score in all indicators; Discipline (Mean =1.19), Honesty (Mean = 1.36); and Social Service Mind (Mean = 1.21) where the statistics of t-test for pretest and posttest showed the significance different at .05, and 3) the results of program dissemination via the cyber networks entitled “Smart Thai Teen” leaded the members to a) understanding of being good citizens and having self-developments, b) inspiriting and believing in good deeds, c) valuing of good people and being aware of social problems.

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2021-04-29

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Sapmee, M., Suvarnasara, C., & Na Soonthorn, T. (2021). The Development of Good Citizen’s Characteristics Program for Secondary School Students in Thailand. Scholar: Human Sciences, 12(2), 229-236. Retrieved from https://assumptionjournal.au.edu/index.php/Scholar/article/view/4031

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020): Scholar: Human Sciences

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