GUIDELINES FOR ENHANCING HUMAN RIGHTS RESPECTFUL CITIZENSHIP TO REDUCE BULLYING IN SCHOOLS FOR LOWER SECONDARY STUDENTS.

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) examine the characteristics of human rights-respecting citizens in the context of reducing Bullying in Schools institutions, 2) explore approaches to fostering such citizens, and 3) develop a guideline manual for promoting human rights-respecting citizenship to mitigate bullying in schools. The target population and sample comprised school administrators, social studies teachers, and lower secondary school students. Schools located in the Bangkok Area. The research instruments included an interview protocol and a survey questionnaire designed to assess human rights-respecting citizenship for bullying reduction in Schools. Divided into three sections according to the research objectives. The statistical methods used in the study included: 1) Quantitative analysis, mean, standard deviation, and percentage; and 2) Qualitative analysis, which involved pre-determined content analysis and keyword analysis. The findings of the research can be the result of: 1) The characteristics of human rights-respecting citizens, as they relate to Reducing school bullying, fall into three dimensions: knowledge, behavior, and attitude. 2) Approaches to promoting such citizenship involve several key actions: school administrators should emphasize behavioral change in students through accurate education; social studies teachers can integrate various subjects by using real-life situations as learning contexts; and students emphasized the importance of psychological healing. 3) The developed guideline manual for fostering human rights-respecting citizenship to reduce school bullying demonstrated a high level of quality, with a content validity index ranging from 0.80 to 1.00.