HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON BUDDHISM PRINCIPLES IN INTELLIGENCE AND MORALITY CULTIVATION OF THE LOWER NORTHERN RAJABHAT UNIVERSITIES' STUDENTS

Abstract

The current study was entitled “Human Resource Development Based on
Buddhism Principles in Intelligence and Morality Cultivation of the Lower Northern
Rajabhat Universities' Students.” Its aims, discussions, and recommendations were:
1. To examine the moral principle of human resource development based on
Buddhism principles, 2. To determine the moral principle related to human
resource development based on Buddhism principles, and 3. To recommend the
guidance of human resource development based on Buddhism principles in
intelligence and morality cultivation of the lower northern rajabhat universities'
students. The study was mixed between quantitative and qualitative research.
According to research methodology, the number of the total samples used in
quantitative study was 396; the respondents’ data was assessed by descriptive
statistics on the statistical package for the social sciences; meanwhile, 24 of the
teachers instructing morality and virtue or human resource development were used
in in-depth interview for qualitative data and another 10 were used in focus group
discussion. The instruments used to collect data consisted of a paper

questionnaire, in-depth interview, and focus group discussion. The data analysis was
implemented by descriptive statistics: percentage, mean, standard derivation, and
statistical analysis.
The findings of the research indicated that the majority, 261 (65.9%), of the
respondents were women and 135 (34.1%) were male. Most respondents, 387
(97.7%) fell in the 18-30 year age range. In addition, 161 (40.7%) obtained grade 3 of
the middle secondary education. Meanwhile, 138 (34.8) were in the 5,001-10,000
baht income range, and the largest category of careers, 153 (38.6%), was farmers.
The overall results of the moral principle of human resource development
based on Buddhism principles was moderate.  Following the
questions items, the highest level in average. was “Students
have a clear learning goal with the moral system; subsequently, “Students have
applied the principles of precepts, meditation, and knowledge to learning” was high and the lowest level in average. was
“Students are afforded meditation training.” The results of the moral principle related to human resource development
based on Buddhism principles showed that about the virtues for a good household
life -Truth and Honesty means respect the nation, the religion, and the king,
Adjustment means no temper in any problem solutions, Forbearance means
performing one’s duty with patience, Generosity means be kindly generous to
others; as well as, the five ennobling virtues are namely Loving-kindness and
Compassion, Right Means of Livelihood without trickery, Sexual Restraint when
being with the opposite sex, Truthfulness to learning, and Mindfulness and
Awareness to do good deeds for His Majesty the King.
The guidance of human resource development based on Buddhism
principles in intelligence and morality cultivation of the lower northern rajabhat
universities' students was recommended as follows: 1) every university should
establish a Buddhism center or club by assigning the Student Affairs and the
executive board of the university, 2) every university should make a memorandum
of understand (MOU) with the Buddhist universities,
Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University and Mahamakut Buddhist University to
order to corporately cultivate students’ morality, 3) the participation in morality
cultivation of all sectors: the clergy, the state, the private, and the family, 4) in all
majors the contents of religions, philosophy of life, morality and ethics are inserted into the course specification outline (CSO 3), and 5) every university should
schedule a suitably periodic session of Dhamma and meditation training for
students.