A Development Process for Youth Peace Engineers in Educational Institution

Abstract

The research article consisted of 3 objectives as follows: 1) to study the characteristics of youth peace engineers in educational institutions; 2) to create a development process for youth peace engineers in educational institutions; and 3) to present the results of a development process for youth peace engineers in educational institutions. The study applied mixed-methods research. A development process was experimented with the 4th secondary school students through training. Both the qualitative and quantitative data from pre-test and posttest were analyzed by using One-Way ANOVA, t-test, and p-value. From the study, the following results are found: 1) Youth peace engineers in educational institutions have both internal and exterior characteristics, as well as ideology, such as spiritual strength, compassionate mind, strong communication skills, negotiation skills, recognizing values and believing in peaceful means as a way to conflict resolution; 2) In order to create a development process for young peace engineers, Ariyasacca (the Four Noble Truths), Yonisomanasikāra (thorough attention), and Trisikkhā (the Threefold Learning) must be integrated with western theories on youth development. The instructors must facilitate learning that is based on participatory principles, and the training package must be developed using the K-A-M-P model by emphasizing the students having the correct learning and attitude with the motivation to help other people. This model comprises 10 activities; and 3) According to the results of a development process, the average score of the pre-test and post-test differ with a statistical significance of 0.05. It can be concluded that the training package motivates students to use knowledge, the Dhammas, and Buddhist peaceful means to handle conflicts and promote peace. The new body of knowledge is called “Process of FILME-CMS-WWS Model” comprising “F” stands for Faith cultivation, “I” stands for Inner peace development, “L” stands for Learning with an open-minded attitude, “M” stands for Means that are based on Buddhist peaceful techniques, “E” stands for Empathetic community, “CMS” stands for Conflict Management Skills, “W” stands for Worldwide learning, and “S” stands for public mind for Society.