DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL PACKAGE WITH A POSITIVE VIEW BASED ON THE TEACHINGS OF MASNAVI AND KHAMSEH NEZAMI (A QUALITATIVE STUDY)

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to prepare and develop of an educational package with a positive view based on the teachings of Masnavi and Khamseh Nezami and to determine its final form and specialized validity. The methodology was qualitative multistage and need-based based on inductive theme analysis. The study scope was reference texts (e.g., books and dissertations, theses and papers) in positivism including 14 out of 65 references selected purposively where the sampling process stopped upon information saturation. Methodology was studying and collecting information library method, preparing and arranging concepts and keywords, content classification of the materials collected, forming conceptual-content subgroups, turning them into 8 to 10 areas of positive education view and initial compilation of training package, giving the educational package to eight experts and specialists of psychology and psychometrics, applying their corrective opinions and preparing the final package. Experts’ agreement ‌ in the analysis method and inter-rater method were used to examine the validity and the coefficient was 0.91. The findings indicated that this package can be effective in developing positive view in students.