A STUDY ON GUIDANCE OF POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MORALITY TEACHING MONKS, MAHAMAKUT BUDDHIST UNIVERSITY, SRILANCHANG CAMPUS

Abstract

               The objectives of the research article were (1) to study teaching problems of the morality teaching monks of Mahamakut Buddhist University, Srilanchang Campus, and (2) to offer the guidance on potential development of morality teaching monks of Mahamakut Buddhist University, Srilanchang campus. The research was conducted through the qualitative research methodology, and the qualitative data were collected with the in-depth interview from twenty-four key informants, selected from the professionals through the purposive sampling approach.

               The research results revealed as follows: 1) Teaching problems of morality teaching monks under Mahamakut Buddhist University Srilanchang campus consisted of (1) their lack of technological skills on computer usage and internet access, (2) their less instructional media, (3) their inability to create an interesting classroom atmosphere for students, (4) their inability to persuade the students in an enthrusiastic atmosphere, (5) their focus on lecture-style teaching, (6) their sermon-style teaching, (7) their evaluation of student achievement with the examination. 2) The recommendations on the guidance on the potential development of morality teaching monks under Mahamakut Buddhist University Srilanchang Campus consisted of (1) training the monks on technological literacy like computer usage and internet access, (2) training them on production of instructional media, (3) training them on the 21^st century education, and (4) training them on the online teaching and learning management, and (5) training them on the 360-degree measurement and evaluation.