A new approach to children's education quarterly

A new approach to children's education quarterly

Designing a curriculum model for teaching game-based social skills in preschool

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
shilan Aslani 1
Khalil Ghaffari 2
Ismail Kazempour 3
1 Department of Educational Sciences, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran.
2 Department of Educational Sciences, Aligoodarz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aligoodarz, Iran.
3 Department of Educational Sciences, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran.
10.22034/naes.2025.540610.1749
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to present a curriculum model for teaching social skills based on games in preschool. The approach of the present study is qualitative and its method is synthesis research. The research population is all articles (211 articles) that have been presented from 1385 to 1403 AH and 2010 to 2024 AD on curriculum, education, and social skills. The research sample was 30 articles, which were selected based on thematic monitoring, theoretical saturation of data, and purposefully. Research data were collected from qualitative analysis of the articles studied. By analyzing the data, the dimensions of the curriculum based on teaching social skills based on games in preschool were divided into 4 dimensions, 14 factors, and 105 categories, including factors related to the learner (attitudinal dimension, motivational dimension, insight dimension); scientific factors (informational and knowledge factors, and content factors); Environmental factors inside and outside the school (school atmosphere, equipment indicators, school context) and educational factors (teaching methods, communication, teacher characteristics, classroom management style, and educational program characteristics) were classified. The results showed that in order to develop a curriculum for teaching social skills based on play in preschool, attention to the above dimensions must be taken into account.
Keywords
Curriculum
social skills
curriculum model
game
Subjects
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