Model of Emotional Quotient Development according to Buddha-Dhamma for the School under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office

Abstract

This article aims to study current situations and problems of Emotional Quotient mature in schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office and propose a Model of Emotional Quotient Development according to Buddha-Dhamma for the Schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office. The mixed research methods were used in the study. The qualitative data were collected from documents, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and then analyzed by content analysis. The quantitative data were collected students and administrators by multi-stage random sampling through evaluation of emotional quotient and questionnaires, and then analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation.

1) The research found that current conditions and Emotional Quotient issues have associated with the online media cause emotional distress, depression and a major cause of suicide among teenagers by isolating themselves from society. The factors that affect the development of Emotional Quotient: parenting, life's experience, social, and environmental.

2) The development of Emotional Quotient is to practice recognizing their values including others and have Self-awareness and Concentration to cope with Self-Emotional problems with the appropriate behavioral expression through activities both at school and at home, with the support from the school administrators, teachers, parents, community, and society.

3) A Model of Emotional Quotient Development according to Buddha-Dhamma for the Schools under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office is a process of developing the Emotional Quotient according to Trisikkha (Threefold Learning): Sila (Precept), Samadhi (Concentration), and Panna (Wisdom); as the center to develop in the 5 dimensions of Emotional Quotient: (1) Self-Awareness (2) Self-Control (3) Empathy (4) Self-Motivation (5) Relationship Skills.