A Follow up on the Performance of Monks Teaching Morality on Basic Educational Institutes as Actuality and Expectation

Abstract

This research aims to study the performances of moral teaching monks in basic education schools as actuality and expectation. The samples in this study were the moral teaching monks, school administrators, students and parents involving in the basic education schools. The research tool was a questionnaire. The data were analyzed as descriptive statistic and T-test.

The results showed that;

The respondents were mostly male, aged 51 years or more with a higher education degree and involved in public schools.  Sample groups have comments about the performances of the moral teaching monks in the four aspects of curriculum, teaching and learning, using instructional media and materials and measurements. The actual performances of them were lower than expected at all, excepting the monk opinion of the teaching assignments in the course of their aptitude item with no difference of practical level.

Moral teaching monks and school administrators had the consensus opinion that the moral teaching monks understood the purpose , were assigned in the course of their aptitude, had knowledge and skills in teaching activities effectively, understood and had skills in the selection of instructional materials. The teaching media corresponded with the teaching context. There were the school officials who facilitated the installation media of instruction. The appropriate measurement criteria was used in school. However, they were  expected to understand the structure of Buddhism curriculum and present the measurement and evaluation for improving teaching and learning activities.

In terms of students and parents opinions, they understood both structure and purpose of Buddhism curriculum. Students were participated in teaching activities. The teaching media corresponded with the teaching context. Students readiness was prepared before using instructional media and materials. The suitable measurement tools were selected corresponding to the content or activities of teaching. However, students expected them to manage teaching activities according to the purpose of learning and have the knowledge and skills to manage teaching activities that emphasis on students. While parents expected that the curriculum context should be modern and consistent with current situations. Moreover, they should have the knowledge and skills of using a variety of teaching methods in accordance with the course contexts.

Keywords: Monks, moral teaching, basic educational institute