A phenomenological analysis of how spiritual citizenship affects the use of cyberspace

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zeinab rajabi ¹ , Mohamad Javadipoor ² , Hamidreza Rezazadeh Bahadoran ³ , Morteza Samiea zafarghandi ⁴

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2 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Center Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Associate Professor, Educational Research Institute, Educational Research and Planning Organization, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2024-09-20 Accepted : 2025-01-21 Published : 2025-04-16

Keywords: Use of cyberspace, lived experiences of teachers, spiritual citizenship,

Abstract :

Abstract The aim of the present study was to phenomenologically investigate how spiritual citizenship affects the use of cyberspace. This qualitative study was conducted using the phenomenological method. The purposive sampling method was criterion-based. The data collection tool was semi-structured interviews. Data were collected by interviewing 17 high school teachers in Tehran. The data analysis method was conducted using content analysis. To ensure the validity of the research, Lincoln and Guba criteria were used. The analysis of the interviews indicated 1 overarching theme, 3 first-level organizing themes, 11 second-level organizing themes, and 23 basic themes. And using MaxModule 16 software, the analysis was carried out. The results of the research indicated that the reaction of the spiritual citizen in using cyberspace included issues such as resolving conflicts between modernity and religion, maintaining religious identity in the turbulent cyberspace, avoiding sin in cyberspace, promoting good ethics in cyberspace, not being vulnerable to negative cybermoral issues, institutionalizing positive thoughts against the negative dimension of cyberspace, raising awareness and raising awareness in cyberspace, healthy mental nutrition in cyberspace, healthy mental diet in cyberspace, paying attention to deep learning in cyberspace, exploring knowledge and distinguishing between false and real knowledge, observing user ethics in cyberspace, critical thinking in cyberspace, self-awareness and self-belief in cyberspace, awareness of values and anti-values in cyberspace, using the positive points of cyberspace and rejecting its negative points, creating spiritual games in cyberspace, learning media literacy, building culture in cyberspace, self-control in cyberspace, creating filters in cyberspace, observing moderation in using cyberspace, and the foundation of A solid mindset in cyberspace and self-care and other-care becomes rational

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