Investigating the Components of Child Moral Development in the Stories of Ahmadreza Ahmadi (by Using the Social Learning Theory)
Subject Areas : شاهنامه
Sarah Noei
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(Ph.D. Student of Persian Language and Literature, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran)
Reza Ashrafzadeh
2
(Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran (Corresponding author))
Batool Fakhr Eslam
3
(Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran)
Keywords: moral development, children literature, ahmadreza ahmadi, social learning theory, Educational Issues,
Abstract :
AhmadReza Ahmadi is one of the leading figures in the field of contemporary children's literature. In his stories, he refersAhmadreza Ahmadi is an eminent figure in the field of new wave poetry and volume poetry. Despite his outstanding works in contemporary children's literature, this part of his literary capacities has not been properly addressed. In his stories, he refers to various educational and moral issues and uses various techniques to represent these issues in a desirable way, including the emphasis on environmental and social learning of the child. In the present study, citing library sources and by using the descriptive-analytical methods, these techniques have been studied and explored in selected stories of Ahmadreza Ahmadi. The results indicate that by using a variety of factors such as 'role modeling and introducing practical model', 'personal confrontation of the child with moral/immoral situations', 'strengthening and stabilizing moral behavior' and 'using pretend play', the author has recounted and depicted a diverse set of educational and moral issues such as cooperation and helping each other, respect for animals, peace-seeking, loving fellowmen, seeking identity and returning to one's true self to the children. In the meantime, teaching respect for the animals has been repeated many times in various stories, which shows the author's main concern for culture in this regard. In representing his educational approaches, Ahmadi has emphasized the impact of the surrounding environment on the development process, and the individual morality and personality of the children and has highlighted the role of external factors in orienting the educational aspects of this age group.
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