A Study of the Fitness of the Religion and Life Book in the Second Grade of High School with Spiritual and Psychological Needs of Students from the Religious and Quran Teachers’ Point of View

Document Type : Scientific - Research

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1 PhD student in Curriculum Planning, Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran

2 Master of Psychometrics, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran

3 Master of Curriculum Planning

4 Assistant Professor of Urmia University

Abstract

To fulfill psychological and spiritual needs of adolescents and youth and their mental well-being is vital to achieve human excellence. The aim of this study was to examine how well religious text books of second-grade students in high schools with the necessary psychological and spiritual needs from the viewpoint of relevant teachers in the city of Uroumia.  In this survey data were gathered by a Likert type questionnaire was developed by the researchers and administered to the sample.  Results showed that the text book would adequately fulfill the first three psychological needs (self-esteem, belonging, independence) whereas it failed to sufficiently fulfill the next three psychological needs (love, expression, security, purposefulness and discipline). In terms of spiritual needs, the textbook proved to be relatively appropriate. The results of this study provide insights into the capability of religious textbooks in fulfilling both psychological and spiritual needs of high school students.

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