BUDDHIST MORAL CAMPS FOR YOUTH: THE MODEL OF CULTURAL IMMUNITY MANAGEMENT IN ISAN COMMUNITIES
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ค่ายคุณธรรม เด็กและเยาวชน ภูมิคุ้มกันทางวัฒนธรรม ชุมชน ภาคอีสานAbstract
This qualitative research aims to investigate the management model for Buddhist moral camps for children in Northeastern Thailand. The researchers
selected three provinces as the sample area, including Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram and Chaiyaphum. 102 individuals were selected by a purposive sampling method to
provide data for the investigation. Data was collected by survey, observation, interview and focus group discussion. The results were then validated by a
triangulation method and analysed by descriptive analysis. The results showed that Buddhist moral camps for youth were established to strengthen young people’s
basic knowledge about Buddhist. The researchers found that a lack of budget and knowledge of technology were the biggest obstacles to camps in the sample area.
Moreover, the camps need better public relations planning. There needs to be an improvement of the basic attitude towards Buddhist moral camps in order to
achieve cultural immunization. According to the results, the Buddhist camps need expert lecturers and proper facilities to support learning activities. The researchers
also found that the learning process needs to be rearranged so that lessons are appropriate for different ages of children and meet the needs of participants. In
conclusion, cultural immunization is necessary for the young and it is the coresponsibility of government, non-government, community members and Buddhist
organizations.
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