THE EFFECT OF TELLING JATAKA TALES IN INCULCATING GHARAVASA-DHAMA 4 TO EARLY-CHILDHOOD CHILDREN IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, KHONKAEN PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to cultivate the Gharavasa-dhamma 4 for early childhood in the community by telling Jataka Tales, to compare the Gharavasa-dhamma 4 of early childhood  before and after telling Jataka Tales, to create a handbook to promote the Gharavasa-dhamma 4 for early childhood by telling Jataka Tales. The samples in the research were male and female aged 3-5 years studied at the child development centers under the local administrative organizations in the Khon Kaen province  327 students. The tools used in the research were 1) 4 stories of Jataka tales with content related to Gharavasa-dhamma 4. 2) Learning experience plans          3) Gharavasa-dhamma 4’s Evaluation Form for early childhood.

The results of this research found that the result of cultivating the Gharavasa-dhamma 4 for early childhood in the community by telling 5 methods. In the overall were at a high average level. The results of the comparison of Gharavasa-dhamma 4 in all aspects found that the cultivation of Gharavasa-dhamma 4 in early childhood as overall had a high level and the average value of the Gharavasa-dhamma 4 before and after by using the activity with telling Jataka tales found that Gharavasa-dhamma 4 of the early childhood before and after telling Jataka Tales had significant differences at the level < 0.001. From the result of the research, the researchers created the handbook for telling Jataka tales. The handbook consisted of the implementation of Learning experience plans, techniques for telling the four Jataka tales styles, including the telling with CD, the telling with book, the telling with hand puppets, telling with drawing and telling with participation, measurement and evaluation. That was a guideline for related people to cultivate youth into ethics and quality citizens in the future.