Effectiveness of storytelling training program in developing religious values and national identity among pre-school children in Taif city in Saudi Arabia.

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Associate Professor of Special Education College of Education, Taif University

2 Associate Professor of Measurement and Evaluation College of Arts, Taif University

3 Associate Professor, Educational Psychology Deanship of Supportive Studies Taif University

4 Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology Sohar University College Taif University

5 Assistant professor of social and organizational psychology University College of soil, Taif University

Abstract

           Society is concerned with instilling religious values ​​among children, which are represented in a set of criteria and controls that are directed to their behavior through words and deeds, as well as developing the national identity, which consists in raising awareness of the features, customs and traditions common to the people of the country that distinguish them from other countries. And make them feel a sense of loyalty, love, and pride in history and belonging to the country, so the current research aimed to develop the religious values ​​and national identity of seven kindergarten children in the experimental group, and compare their results with seven children in the control group, the training program based on storytelling (15) sessions, after sessions measured   religious values scale ​​and national identity scale (post-test), as well as was religious values scale ​​and national identity scale after a month (follow-up test), the results showed an improvement in the level of values Religious and national identity post-test  and the continued improvement of the level during the follow-up test.

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