Abstract:
The purpose of the research were: 1) to study the current state and coaching problems of training teachers in the participatory schools. 2) to reinforce coaching processes of the training teachers in in the participatory schools by using Buddhist principles. 3) to evaluate the Buddhist principles application with the coaching processes of the training teachers in the participle schools. The mixed research methods were used in this study. The qualitative data were collected and analyzed from documentary reviews and in-depth interviews with the dean of the faculty of education, school directors, teacher supervisors, training teachers, 10 pre-service teachers and the focus group discussion including 12 experts, and the sampling group of the experimentation were training teachers and 10 pre-service teachers. Researching equipment analysis document, in-depth interviews, Buddhist principles application with the coaching processes manual, Buddhist principles application with the coaching processes for training teachers behavior evaluation form and performance evaluation form for the pre-service teachers. The quantitative data were collected through the current state and coaching problem questionnaires from 381 training teachers in the participative schools by multi-stage random sampling and questionnaires for evaluated the Buddhist principles application with the coaching process from 345 training teachers in the participatory school. The data were analyzed by percentage, frequency, mean, standard deviation, T-dependent and priority needs index.
The results of the study were as follows :
1. The current state and needs of the coaching processes by using Buddhist principles for the mentor teachers was that coaches should regularly reflect concepts and feedbacks in order to encourage and give trainees an opportunity to question what they mightnt understand.
2. The establishment of the coaching processes by using Buddhist principles for the mentor teachers consisted of 5 components namely 1)coaching objectives, 2)Buddhist principles used for coaching, 3) coaching skills, 4) coaching compassions and 5)Buddhist methods used for coaching. The Buddhas teaching styles used as a model of coaching were 1)elucidation and verification, 2)incitement to take upon oneself; inspiration towards the goal, 3) encouragement; filling with enthusiasm, 4) gladdening; filling with delight and joy. Therefore, the coaching method was called Buddhist Administrations of Coaching. There was also an integration with The Four sublime states of mind and The Four Bases of Sympathy ; acts of doing favors; principles of service; virtues making for group integration and leadership which were applied in 5 stage namely 1) compassions forming,
2) cooperation for coaching objectives design, 3) coaching operation, 4) review, consideration and reflection of the treatment and 5) results evaluation. The finding of the experiment showed the efficient of the treatment that the mentor teachers and the pre-service teachers participated in using the coaching model more than before using the treatment with 0.05 according to the statistical significance.
3. The overall composition of the coaching model examination and evaluation was totally at a high level. In details, the highest level was on usefulness, followed by accuracy, appropriateness and feasibility respectively.