How Can Buddhist Education Help Adolescents Develop Moral Behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21379837 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Loc Tan Le (0000-0002-8407-5901, Tran Nhan Tong Institute, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 138-153 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religious Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-4087 • E-ISSN: 1547-3201 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00344087.2021.2018642 |
| OpenAlex | W4200170523 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Although Buddhist education has been widely used all over the world, Vietnamese students cannot currently access it at school. Recently, some Truc Lam (Bamboo Forest) Zen monasteries have offered religious education to adolescents in the hope of improving their moral behavior. However, no empirical studies have evaluated the effectiveness of these efforts. As a result, this study examined whether Buddhism helps teenagers develop moral behaviors. The findings showed that Buddhist religious education can enhance adolescents’ understanding of Buddhist doctrines, increase their faith, and promote Buddhist practices. As a result, they committed antisocial behaviors less often
Buddhism · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Faith · Moral education · Pedagogy · Religious education · Vietnamese · History · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |