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The possibility of the Family and the School in Religious Education: An Analysis Based on Students’ Childhood Religious Education Narratives
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Shahin Iravani *1    , Monir Tajalli2 |
1- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran & - , s.iravani@ut.ac.ir
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Abstract: (82 Views) |
Objective: In light of the contemporary challenges facing religious education and the central role of the family and the school in the religious formation of children and adolescents, this study examines the capacities and practices of these two institutions in the domain of religious education.
Method: This qualitative research employs a phenomenological approach to analyze 30 narrative reports written by University of Tehran students, recounting their childhood and adolescent experiences of religious education at home and in school. Participants consisted of distinguished students from various provinces of Iran, aged 20–45, enrolled in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs during the 2021–2022 academic year. Using thematic analysis, and organizing the emergent data according to Bloom’s taxonomy of learning domains, the study systematizes the actions and interventions of both institutions.
Findings: The findings reveal a significant disparity: the family possesses a markedly broader and more diverse range of opportunities for religious education compared to the school. The school, by contrast, while offering fewer constructive opportunities, contributes more substantially to potential threats or hindrances to effective religious formation, placing it at risk of failing in its mission to cultivate students’ religious education.
Conclusion: Although both institutions tend to neglect the development of deep religious understanding, this shortcoming is more pronounced in the school context, despite its formal mandate as an educational institution. |
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| Keywords: Family, School, Religious Education, Narrative Experience |
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Received: 2025/10/3 | Revised: 2026/05/16 | Accepted: 2025/12/11 | Published: 2025/12/26 | ePublished: 2025/12/26
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