Guidelines for Implementing Safety Measures in Educational Institutions According to the Five Precepts and Five Virtues of the School of Educational Opportunity Expansion, under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office, Area 3

Abstract

The objectives of this study were: 1) to study the current state of school safety operations in opportunity expansion schools under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, 2) to examine the methods of implementing school safety operations based on the principles of the Five Precepts (Pañca-sila) and the Five Virtues (Pañca-dhamma) in opportunity expansion schools under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3, and 3) to propose approaches for implementing school safety operations based on the principles of the Five Precepts and the Five Virtues in opportunity expansion schools under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3. The research employed a mixed methods research design. Quantitative data were collected using questionnaires from respondents. The sample size for this study was determined using the Krejcie and Morgan table for estimating sample size, drawn from all 70 opportunity expansion schools under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 during the academic year 2024. Key informants included 1 school administrator or acting administrator, 1 guidance teacher, and 1 discipline teacher from each school, totaling 210 respondents. Additionally, structured interviews were conducted with 7 key informants. The statistical tools used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and content analysis for qualitative data.

          The research findings revealed that: 1) The overall state of safety operations in opportunity expansion schools under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 for 4 aspects was at a high level. 2) The methods of implementing school safety operations based on the Five Precepts (Pañca-sīla) and the Five Virtues (Pañca-dhamma) in opportunity expansion schools under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 consisted of 4 aspects, 2 issues on each aspect, and 2 methods for each issue, totaling 16 methods. 3) The proposed guidelines for implementing school safety operations based on the Five Precepts and the Five Virtues in opportunity expansion schools under the Surin Primary Educational Service Area Office 3 consisted of 4 aspects, 2 issues on each aspect, and 2 approaches for each issue, totaling 16 approaches.