Evaluation of the four factors affecting the development of a perceived religious identity-building curriculum mediated by individual worldview (Case study: Perspectives of high school teachers in Isfahan)

Subject Areas : Journal of Educational Psychology

Mohammadali Salmani Ardani ¹ , Farhad Shafiepoor Motlagh ²

1 - M.A. Department of Educational Sciences, Meymeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Meymeh, Iran
2 - Associate Prof. Department of Educational Management, Mahallat Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahallat, Iran

Received: 2022-04-16 Accepted : 2022-07-21 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: Curriculum, Identity, Quadruple values, Individual worldview,

Abstract :

   The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting the development of a perceived religious identity-building curriculum mediated by individual worldview. The statistical universe of present research was consisted of Isfahan city’s all high school teachers of Education Department in the academic year of 1392-1393 that number of 340 teachers were selected through the multiphase cluster random sampling method. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of method. The data collection tool included 3 researcher-made questionnaires. 1-Effective quadruple values questionnaire (religious, spiritual, moral, human) 2- Personal world view questionnaire in students ‘learning process 3. Questionnaire for developing a perceived religious identity curriculum. To evaluate the reliability Cronbach's alpha was used. Cronbach's alpha of the questionnaires were 0.91 and 0.93 respectively and 0.94 calculated. Factor analysis and construct validity methods were used to evaluate the validity of the questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 18 software. The results showed that religious, spiritual and moral values affect the development of perceived religious identity-building curriculum, but the effect of human values on the development of perceived religious identity-building curriculum was not significant. Also, in the fitted corrective model, religious values have a direct effect on the religious identity-building program, both mediated and mediated by an individual worldview. Spiritual and moral values have only a direct effect on the program of perceived religious identity. Human values also indirectly affect the program of religious identity only through the mediation of individual worldview.