The development of life skills model for muslim youth within private islamic schools in three southern border provinces: A case study of chong rak sat Witthaya school, Pattani, Thailand

Abstract

© 2017 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved. This research aimed to study models and conditional factors involved in life skills development for Muslim youth within Islamic private schools in three southern border provinces. This qualitative research was employed by purposive sampling technique for the study area of Chong Rak Sat Witthaya School. The research tools comprised an interview, group discussion and observation. The study results indicate that the conditional factors inside schools covered culture of clan organization, teacher modeling, school as a second home, school environment supporting students’ learning, learning with non-Muslim teachers, as well as friend groups learning. Additionally, the conditional factors outside school included learning with friends outside school, parents/guardians cooperation with schools, networking outside organizations, as well as strength of alumni association.