A Comparative Study of Islam and Divid Vikart’s View on Early Childhood Education

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محمدحسین Heydari ¹ (Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran)
Sh Hosseini ² (PhD student, Department of Philosophy of Education, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran)
زهره Saadatmand ³ (Associate Professor of Curriculum Planning, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran)

Received: 2020-01-15 Accepted : 2020-01-15 Published : 2020-01-01

Keywords: Islam, early childhood education, Divid Vikart, comparative study,

Abstract :

AbstractIncreasing number of applicants for early childhood education, the need for working parents and the need of society, and solving existing problems in childhood education demonstrate the necessity of providing quality and rich programs in this course. For this reason, the purpose of this study is to compare the teachings of Islam and Divid Vikart in the field of early childhood education. This qualitative research utilized a transcendental analytic method. In the findings section, first, through coding, the content of ViKart’s works were analyzed, through which concepts such as education and learning based on growth, active learning, applying the problem solving method, all-round growth, observational measurement, and having a relationship between home and school were identified. About the education of preschool children, in Islamic teachings too, some concepts, such as Islamic-based education, the development of thinking skills, interaction of the home, society and preschool centers, alternative measurements (real), child-centered, the development of national children's identities, attention to differences, the decentralized curriculum and all-round education were identified and introduced. Through reviewing the Codified concepts, the similarities and differences between the views of Islam and Vikart were appeared in the field of early childhood education. As a result, according to the findings, it is expected that, in line with the effectiveness of early childhood education programs and the growth and development of children, from the findings of this research can be used in order to insight into the goals, content, principles, methods and the manner of evaluation of early childhood education.