The purposes of the study consequently were (1) to study background information needed in the development of a Buddhism curriculum in developing vulnerable youths’ social adaptation, (2) to develop a Buddhism curriculum in developing vulnerable youths’ social adaptation, and (3) to implement the Buddhism curriculum in developing vulnerable youths’ social adaptation. The study was divided into 3 phases including need analysis, curriculum development, and curriculum implementation. The participants were 50 stakeholders of vulnerable youth caregivers in phase 1, 5 experts in phase 2, and 100 vulnerable youths in phase 3. The instruments were an interview form, a curriculum evaluation form, an integrated curriculum of the Buddhist morals, and a pre-post test. The data were analyzed using content analysis, percentages, mean scores, standard deviation, and a paired sample t-test. The main findings could be summarized that using the integrated curriculum of the Buddhist morals was beneficial in strengthening the social adaptation of vulnerable youths. However, the developmental processes of the curriculum also demand the analysis of information regarding vulnerable youths, their environment, and potential Buddhism morals that could benefit their life skills. Students also need learning activities that could help them make a connection between religious morals and life situations.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of the inter-organizational collaboration of family, community, and Buddhism on vulnerable youth knowledge and behaviors. The samples were 302 vulnerable youths in Khon Kaen in Northern Thailand. They were selected by purposive sampling using the criteria of family incomes, marital status of parents, and neighborhood. The other group of samples consisted of 10 officials with the responsibility to take care of vulnerable youth in their area. The instruments included an inter-institutional collaboration plan, a teen pregnancy knowledge test, a social adaptation test, a drug knowledge test, and an interview form. The data were gathered in August 2021 when the samples took part in 5 projects under the inter-institutional collaboration plan involving family, community, and Buddhism. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean score, standard deviation, and t-test. The qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. The results study illustrates how a planned collaboration between institutions concerned with human development led to the development of knowledge and positive behavioral changes among vulnerable youths.