Guidelines for Strengthening Democratic Active Citizenship of Students at Thaichaiyo Foundation Schools

Abstract

         The research objectives were: 1) to study democratically aware citizens of students at the schools affiliated with the Thaichaiyo Foundation, 2) to analyze the behavior and role of democratically aware citizens of students at the schools affiliated with the Thaichaiyo Foundation, and 3) to propose guidelines for promoting democratic awareness among students at the schools affiliated with the Thaichaiyo Foundation. This study employed the mixed methods research. Data were collected by the  questionnaire use. There was a reliability value of 0.960 with a sample of 397 people. Data were collected by in-depth interviews. There were 10 key informants. The research results found that.

1. Citizens were aware of democracy among students at the schools affiliated with the Thaichaiyo Foundation in 5 areas: 1) social responsibility, 2) rights respect 3) acceptance of personal diversities, 4) participation, and 5) principle of equality.
2. With analysis of the behavior and role of democratically aware citizens of students at the schools affiliated with the Thai chaiyo Foundation, overall, they were at a high level. With consideration of the overall reality, it was at a high level (=3.98) and with consideration of the overall expectations, it was at a high level (=3.34)
3. Guidelines for promoting democratic awareness among students at the schools under the Thaichaiyo Foundation in 5 areas as follows: the social responsibility organizing the learning outside the classroom, various courses, and network creation; the rights respect, acceptance of personal diversities, and participation establishing various curricula, networks, and propriate environments; and the principle of equality providing various courses and creating networks.