Peace Innovation for Increasing the Potential of the Elderly to Serve as Community Economy Leaders
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The research article consisted of the following objectives: 1) to investigate problems, needs, concepts, and the Buddhist peaceful means conducive to increasing the potential of the elderly to serve as community economic leaders in Pak Chan Municipality, Nakhon Luang District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province; 2) to develop peace innovation for increasing the potential of the elderly to serve as community economic leaders. The study employed mixed-method research which included exploratory sequential design. The qualitative data were collected via in-depth interview with 10 persons and focus group discussion with 6 experts, who were selected by purposive sampling. The pilot experiment was conducted with 12 elderlies. An assessment form of elderly potential, participatory observation, and after action review were among the tools used for evaluation. Mean and t-test statistics were used to analyze data.
From the study, the following results are found: 1) More than 90% of the elderly are social who want to improve their potential, have a passion for learning and use their experience to apply with the new science concepts. This includes growth mindset, empowering leaders, lifelong learning, participation, and management. The Buddhist peaceful means conducive to increasing the potential of the elderly to serve as community economic leaders are Bala (five powers) comprising: saddhā (confidence), viriya (effort), sati (mindfulness), samādhi (concentration), and paññā (wisdom). 2) The development of peace innovation for increasing the potential of the elderly to serve as community economic leaders includes a three-day participatory workshop and one month for developing the potential of local elderly. The workshop comprises the following content: (1) positive thinking; (2) communication and the mindful and valuable use of technology; (3) participation in management; and (4) having positive vision in becoming community economic leaders. After participating in the workshop, the posttest of the elderly potential to serve as community economic leaders is higher than the pretest, with a statistical significance of 0.05, with t-test equal to 7.83. A body of knowledge from the study called ‘Aging 4G Plus Model’ represents four qualities for empowering the elderly to become community economic leaders.
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