การวิเคราะห์การสร้างพลเมืองเพื่อเสริมสร้างประชาธิปไตยจากฐานราก: กรณีศึกษาโรงเรียนในสังกัดเทศบาลเมืองมหาสารคาม

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This study aims to 1) investigate civic educational development in Thai society; 2) analyze civic education for strengthening democracy from below based on Burapha Pittayakhan Municipal School. The research adopts qualitative research method with documentary research and participatory research. The study finds civic education is the foundation of stable governance. The goal of civic education is not only to educate the citizens or to maintain political system but also to practically create active citizenship and respect for others. A democratic society or rule of the people needs its citizens to be able to govern themselves and live together while having different values or disagreements. The study shows that the significant civic education process contains 1) cognitive restoring and restructuring, and attitude adjustment towards the definition of citizen; 2) strengthening the four-dimensional process of active citizenship; 3) enhancing civil capabilities; 4) expanding civil party network.