Religious Identity and Curriculum Design Prerequisites

2012

According to the critical theory, education is seen as an inseparable factor from human and social evolution. This theory considers school, curriculum, teaching and learning as factors and activities which go beyond mere academic affairs and have political, economic, social and educational implications. In this regard, the present study attempts to analyze the critical theory of education and its implications for the curriculum. In this study, "Speculative Essay" is used as research method and "Review of Documentation" is used as a tool for information gathering. According to the research purpose, topics such as philosophical foundations of critical theory of education, the education process in this theory, critical theory implications for the curriculum and the criticisms related to it have been surveyed.

Journal of Islamic and Religious Studies

The divine religions are concerned with the promotion of true knowledge of Allah Almighty. These religions, in their broadest sense, are spread over a wide area of the world, and with each passing day, their propagation and transmission is expanding. It has been a tradition for centuries that whether it is human beings or religions, they have needed media for the truth of their word. It is certain that the divine religions also made full use of the prevailing media of their time and succeeded in conveying their ideas and thoughts to many people. The preaching struggle of the divine religions did not span a single century but a long span of centuries, the scale of which we cannot determine at present. However, some aspects can be pointed out historically. Two important sections are highlighted in this article. The role of the media in the promotion of divine religions. The contemporary communication methods and aspects of competition between the nations of the world, especially betw...

Introduction: Nursing students are encountered with a wide range of health-related problems. On the other hand, the role of spiritual intelligence as a new approach in mental health, physical health, and efficient social partnership is considered to be very important. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and general health among nursing students within year 2012 in Tehran. Methods: This descriptive correlation study included 320 B.S. nursing students studying in different universities of Tehran that were selected through Morgan Formula. Data was collected using questionnaire for demographic data, Abdollazadeh's spiritual intelligence questionnaire, and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). Data was analyzed using independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation coefficient, and linear regression. Results: There was a significant positive relationship between spiritual intelligence and general health (P<0.005). Among demographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, habitats, and educational year) only average grade showed a significant relationship with spiritual intelligence (P<0.016) and general health (P<0.025). Conclusion: Higher spiritual intelligence was associated with more general health of nursing students. It seems that promotion of spiritual intelligence increases mental health and physical health of nursing students and thus improves the quality of medical care to patients.

Iranian Journal of Medical Education, 2005

2011

Abstract: The present study aims to identify influential factors embedded in the curriculum of BA level mathematics teacher training courses in Iran and the quality of their interconnection according to the subject instructors at schools, professors at the universities, BA students of mathematics teacher training courses and MA students of pure and applied mathematics and mathematics education. A total number of 203 mathematics teachers who worked at school participated in this study. The second, third and fourth groups forming the sample also consisted of 15, 38 and 18 participants respectively. Findings of the study which relied on a causal-comparative method revealed that according to the participants, five influential factors in curriculum of BA mathematics teacher training courses in order of importance are: professional qualification of university professors, pedagogical knowledge of the content, optimal teaching of specialized mathematical content, internship and general pedagogy. Although the optimal teaching of specialized mathematical content factor was ranked third in importance, it had the highest rate of reference by the participants. Data analysis showed that decreasing focus on general pedagogy and improving the professional qualification of mathematics professors positively affects optimal teaching of specialized mathematics content. However, less focus on general pedagogy must take place only after optimization of the professional qualification and replacement of instructional content of general pedagogy by pedagogical knowledge of the content. Keywords: Curriculum, mathematics teaching, teacher training, professional qualification, mathematics knowledge

2012

التربية (الأزهر): مجلة علمية محکمة للبحوث التربوية والنفسية والاجتماعية)

The current study was carried out to investigate the effect of a proposed unit based on the integrated approach between the curriculums of contemporary jurisprudence issues and jurisprudence rules on developing deductive thinking skills among al-Azhar students at the faculty of sharia, Al-Azhar University. Participants of the study comprised (30) male 4 th year students at the Faculty of Sharia, at Al-Azhar University. The researcher utilized the descriptive analytical approach and the experimental method were used to achieve the aim of the research. To achieve this; A list of contemporary jurisprudence issues and jurisprudence rules was designed in the light of the integrative approach for 4 th year students at the Faculty of Sharia, at Al-Azhar University. It included (7) main areas, (27) jurisprudence rules, (72) contemporary jurisprudence issues. It was clear from the results of the analysis that the curriculums of jurisprudence rules and contemporary jurisprudence issues don't include aims that were designed in the light of the integrative approach, so as to develop learners' abilities and their mental processes to link, understand, devise, deduce and extrapolate integrated religious knowledge, and infer the decisions of contemporary jurisprudence issues through jurisprudence rules. Considering the designed instrument, and the results of the content analysis; The guidelines of the proposed unit was built. To investigate the effectiveness of the proposed unit in developing deductive thinking skills, the unit (Contemporary Financial Transactions Issues) was selected for fourth-year students of the Islamic Sharia Department. Results revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group students on the deductive thinking skills in the pre-posttest favouring the postadministration, which confirms the effect of the proposed curriculum on developing deductive thinking skills.

Journal of Research in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2014

Introduction: Birth of a child with intellectual disability can be considered as an adverse event by families. On this occasion all family members, especially mothers, are at risk for general health problems. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of religious beliefs on general health and happiness among mothers who has or has nor children with intellectual disability. Materials and methods: The current research was a correlation study. 131 children with intellectual disability and also 131 normal children, matched in characteristics rather than mental ability, were recruited for this study and their mother completed such questionnaires as the general health, the Oxford happiness, and the basic religious beliefs questionnaire. Finally, the data were analyzed using the correlation and regression tests by SPSS software. Results: The results showed that there was a significant correlation between religious beliefs and mental health of intellectually disabled children and normal children’s mothers at r=0/932 and r=0/817, respectively. Religious beliefs in mothers of intellectually disabled children was less than mothers of normal children (p<0/01). A positive significant correlation was also found between religious beliefs and happiness in intellectually disabled children’s mothers (r=0/907). Mothers of the two groups were different in terms of religious beliefs, happiness and mental health, as these factors were lower in mothers of intellectually disabled children (p<0/01). Conclusion: Based on research findings, it can be concluded that mothers of intellectually disabled children might have more issues in finding happiness in life, their mental health and their religious beliefs compared to mothers of normal children.

2019

the purpose of this research is to take steps to provide a comprehensive psychological analysis of the perfect human from the perspective of the Quran and to answer this question of how can we explain the human&#39;s educational implications by using of the Quranic content? The method of this research is conceptual-descriptive and theoretical analysis of the educational implications of &quot;perfect human from the perspective of the Quran&quot; with the common methodology in the fields of theology and Islamic-human sciences. This study seeks to use Quranic verses and by referring to the valid interpretations and studying and analyzing those verses and interpretations, while explaining the position of human, examine the Quran&#39;s view about perfect human and some of its examples. And then, with the commitment to the Quranic concepts, fiting it in the basic concepts of psychology and education. Based on the findings of this research, which followed an interdisciplinary approach, the...

2021

Islamic architecture has long been recognized as one of the most important part of architecture in the history of world architecture, and despite the statement expressed by many scholars and historians in this field; the question that is always concerned is that, what is Islamic architecture? What are the different interpretations raised regarding this architecture? What was the status of the Orientalists&#39; view on Islamic architecture, and what was the difference in their interpretations? The history of art and Islamic architecture in the world dates back to about half a century, and the origin of &quot;Islamic architecture&quot; can be attributed to the beginning of the Orientalism movement in the West. Orientalists and Western theorists in defining Islamic architecture have expressed many different interpretations. The study of different perspectives in this field shows that not all interpreters and theorists are in the same position and have a different perception associated ...