Explaining the Foundations of Political and Social Education in Dewey and Motahari Thoughts to Develop a Citizenship Model for Education

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explain the foundations of political and social education in John Dewey and Motahari's thoughts in order to develop a citizenship model. The research method was applied in terms of purpose and data extraction was exploratory mixed method. The statistical population of this study included all the experts in the qualitative part of the study including education experts, among whom 17 were selected using purposive sampling. Also, in the quantitative part, the statistical population of the study consisted of all teachers of social studies and sociology courses in Bandar Lengeh city (150 persons). Using Morgan table and stratified random sampling method with proportional allocation of 108 people selected as sample size. Were. The required information in the qualitative section was structured through deductive content analysis and structured interviews and in the quantitative section was assessed using a researcher-made questionnaire. Face and content validity and Cronbach's alpha coefficients were used to determine the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, respectively. Face and content validity were confirmed and the reliability was 0.84. The set of findings from the qualitative section was reported in four general categories: Motahari political and social ideas and Dewey political and social ideas and 19 components. Structural equation technique using pls software also showed in the quantitative section, the above mentioned components are 0.95 significant higher than the value of 1.96, so the result of the thesis indicates that the ideas of Motahari and John Dewey imply Important for citizenship education.

Keywords

• political education
• social education
• citizen education
• dewey
• motahari