Developing a Happy School Model by Exploring Happiness Themes in Iranian Culture and Literature

Subject Areas : شاهنامه

somayyeh  Bahramian ¹ (Ph.D. Student of Educational Management, Faculty of Education and psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran)
Mohammad alli  Nadi ² (Associate Professor, of Educational Management, Faculty of Education and psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran, (Corresponding Author))
fariba  karimi ³ (Associate Professor, of Educational Management, Faculty of Education and psychology, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran)
عبدارضا  مدرس زاده ⁴ (دانشیار زبان و ادبیات فارسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد کاشان، اصفهان، ایران)

Received: 2021-04-04 Accepted : 2021-04-04 Published : 2021-05-22

Keywords: happiness, Persian literature, Iranian culture, Happy School,

Abstract :

The present study was conducted to develop a happy school model by exploring happiness themes in Iranian culture and literature. The method used in this research is thematic analysis as a way of analyzing in the qualitative approach. The research data included sources and texts related to Iranian culture and literature, getting studied through techniques of text analysis and based on data analysis process in thematic analysis method. Findings of the study indicate that happiness in Iranian culture and literature is configured around two main themes of external happiness (objective) and internal happiness (subjective). External happiness includes living in a happy world and well-being, and internal happiness encompasses attitudes, nature, and the pursuit of happiness. Developing a happy school model based on happiness themes in Iranian culture and literature requires attention to both external and internal happiness. These two dimensions could be accompanied the elements and components of the school and be performed in the form of developing a curriculum focused on happiness, having educational staff and school administrators as happiness instructors, considering lively school environment, and working on the happiness of the students.

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