Presenting a model in order to determine the relationship between the educational infatuation, Creativity, and achievement with Educational self-actualization Based on mediation of educational seriousness

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

Simin Naghsh ¹ , Farhad ShafeiPour Motlaq ²

1 - 1دانش آموخته دکتری برنامه ریزی درسی از دور، تهران، ایران
2 - 3استادیارگروه علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد محلات، محلات،‌ ایران

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2016-04-20

Keywords: educational self-actualization, Educational Achievement, educational infatuation, educational creativity, Educational seriousness,

Abstract :

This study attempts to determine the relation of educational infatuation, educational creativity, and educational achievement to educational self-actualization based upon the mediation of educational perseverance. The study is a descriptive-correlational research. The statistical population comprises all high school students of Isfahan city in the academic year 2012-2013. The study employs multistage cluster random sampling and 382 students are selected in this way. The research tools comprise 5 types of questionnaires: 1. The questionnaire of Abedi creativity comprising dynamic, extension, creativity and flexibility factors 2. a researcher-made questionnaire of educational infatuation comprising four aspects of manifested educational motivation, expressed educational motivation, tested educational motivation, and listed educational motivation 3. a researcher-made questionnaire of Educational achievement based upon the three pre-education, while-education, and post-education aspects 4. a researcher-made questionnaire of educational perseverance and 5. a researcher-made questionnaire of educational self-actualization. Generally, the findings reveal that educational infatuation, educational creativity, and educational achievement have a significant positive correlation with educational self-actualization. Educational perseverance mediates the correlation between the three effective factors and educational self-actualization.

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