Iranian Journal of Curriculum Studies

Iranian Journal of Curriculum Studies

The Lived Experience of Teachers and Parents of First Grade Students of Qur'an Curriculum Merits

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Behnaz Karimiyan 1
Ahmad Zandvanian 2
Hossain Hassani 3
delaram darvishpour 4
1 Master of Educational Psychology, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
2 Department of Education,Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
4 Master of Curriculum Planning Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.
10.22034/jcs.2025.466420.2301
Abstract
The aim of this research was to phenomenologically understand the experiences of elementary school teachers and the parents of students regarding the advantages of the Quran curriculum for the first-grade students in the 2022-2023 academic year. this qualitative research was conducted using a phenomenological approach. The study population included 2,315 teachers and 18,922 parents in Yazd city and sampling was conducted purposefully and continued until data saturation was reached. Ultimately, 14 teachers and 4 parents participated were selected as the final research sample. The research tool was a semi-structured interview and the analysis of the interviews was performed using Colaizzi's seven-step method. To ensure the accuracy of the findings, triangulation techniques including member checking, peer review, and researcher reflexivity were employed. The findings were categorized into 4 main themes and 15 sub-themes and the participants' evaluation of the developed content indicated its acceptability.
Keywords
First Grade
Parents
Phenomenology
Quran Curriculum
Teachers

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 09 August 2024
  • Revise Date 19 December 2024
  • Accept Date 04 February 2025