ETHICAL DEVELOPMENT IN DIGITAL AGE SCHOOLS WITH THE FIVE PRECEPTS

Abstract

The academic article “Development of Ethics in Digital Schools with the Five Precepts” aims to study the application of the Five Precepts in Buddhism to the process of developing students’ ethics and morality in the digital age by enhancing the role of technology in creating a valuable learning environment by applying the Five Precepts, namely, abstaining from harming, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and drug abuse, as a basic ethical framework that helps instill moral responsibility in students. Integrating the Five Precepts into the curriculum can stimulate learning in morality through creative and modern activities. The use of digital media and online learning platforms, such as interactive media, educational games, and virtual media, can create interest in ethical learning in an interesting way for students. Creating an environment that promotes ethics in schools, having good examples from teachers and administrators, organizing continuous activities to promote morality, and involving students, families, and communities are important parts that help develop students to have a good conscience and be responsible for themselves and society. School management with moral principles will create a responsible and sustainable organizational culture. Policymaking based on ethical principles and transparency will help create fair management. The combination of modern technology and Buddhist moral principles is an appropriate approach to develop students to have stable morality and ethics, which will result in a peaceful society.