Designing and test philosophy education program for parents and its effectiveness with the philosophy education program for children in the objective orientation of the sixth grades female primary school students

Abstract

Background: Target orientation is very important in student learning, but the question is, can a parenting philosophy program influence the target orientation of elementary sixth grade female students? Aims: To design and test a parenting philosophy program and its effectiveness with a child education philosophy program aimed at targeting female students. Method: This was a quasi-experimental study (pre-test, post-test with control group). The study population consisted of all sixth grade female students and their mothers in Ilam city. 100 students and their mothers were selected by sampling method available. The tools were: Wendy Weil (1997) and McGregor (2001) Goal Orientation Questionnaire were used for data collection. Data analysis was performed using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance. Results: Philosophy training program had a significant effect on learning orientation, orientation performance, avoidance performance, uncertainty (P<0/0001). Conclusions: Parents and students who participated in the philosophy training program showed significant improvement in goal orientation.

Keywords

• philosophy education
• parents
• children
• goal orientation
• students