Life purposes of Iranian secondary school students

Abstract

Nasibeh Hedayati is a doctoral student at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, the University of Helsinki, Finland. She is currently working on the subject of "moral dilemmas in Iranian schools." Dr. Elina Kuusisto works as a University Lecturer and is a Docent of Education at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, the University of Helsinki, Finland. Her academic writings deal with moral education, religious education and teacher education, with special interest in the education of moral sensitivity, purpose in life and growth mindset.

Is Personal Life Purpose Replacing Shared Worldview as Youths Increasingly Individuate? Implications for Educators

“…Formal curricula for life purpose development exist in Iran (Hedayati, Kuusisto, Gholami, & Tirri, 2017) and China (Jiang & Gao, 2018), based on Islamic religion and Communist ideology, respectively. These curricula explicitly specify prosocial aims.…”

“…This change orientation could be viewed as a setback if it involves individuals grabbing more self-interested power (e.g., Mongolia) or abdicating familial responsibilities (e.g., Shin, Hwang, Cho, & McCarthy-Donovan, 2013). Or this change orientation could be viewed as progress if it alleviates oppression (e.g., Folgueiras & Palou, 2018;Hedayati et al, 2017). Although change often creates turbulence in worldviews, change purposes can have prosocial effects.…”