Analyzing the Model of Educators’ Ethics and Conduct in the Qur’an

Abstract

This study aimed at analyzing the model of educators’ ethics and conduct in the Qur’an. To do so, those verses of the Qur’an in which there was an educational situation were analyzed; at the same time, to understand the concepts of the Qur’an and their context more correctly, the interpretations of Al-Mīzān and Fī Ḍilāl al-Qur’ān were also referred to. In the present study, through the method of the theme analysis, first, 20 main themes of educators’ ethics and conduct related to the three process-oriented principles of learner's moral development, i.e. ‘cognitive, dispositional, and will and action’ were extracted. In the next step, the main obtained themes were categorized in the form of three organizing themes and one overarching theme; and finally, the network of themes and their pattern were compiled. The findings of the study show that the cognitive inferred themes in the components of ‘clear and unambiguous words for leaner's enlightenment’ and ‘explanation of true ends’, the dispositional inferred themes in the components of ‘explaining educators’ non-worldly goals and aspirations’, ‘identification of the educator with the learner’, and ‘gentle invitation from the educator’, and the inferred themes of will and action in the components of ‘the educator’s initiative in action’ and ‘avoidance of coercion and contentment with reminding’ have the highest frequency; therefore, they are considered the most important components.

Keywords

• educator
• ethics and conduct
• principles of ethical action
• learner