koorosh zare sheybani

This research was conducted with the aim of identifying the challenges of teaching Islamic ethics to students in the elementary school. The approach of this research was qualitative and the method used was thematic analysis. The potential participants of this research were all the teachers and educators of the elementary school, among whom 10 people were selected as participants by the purposeful criterion sampling method. The research tool was semi-structured interview. First, the key question, what are the challenges of teaching ethics to students in elementary school? asked and then according to the received answers, the following questions were also asked. In this research, 4 overarching themes and 14 organizing themes were identified regarding the challenges of teaching ethics to students in elementary school. Based on these themes, it can be concluded that the current situation of teaching ethics to students in elementary school, from 4 perspectives, "the content of ethical teaching ", "content teaching knowledge ", "the physical space and emotional atmosphere of the school" and “the inconsistency and duality between different elements in ethical teaching” have damages and challenges. Identifying these challenges can help education planners in solving the challenges and obstacles of ethics education.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes and tendencies of Fars university students toward applied ethics lessons. The research method was descriptive-survey and the statistical population included all students of Farhangian University of Fars province. The sample size was 542 students based on Morgan's table and selected by stratified random sampling method. The results showed that: The attitude of the students of Farhangian University of Fars toward the applied ethics lesson is significantly higher than the acceptable level and is lower than the desirable level. There is a significant difference between the attitude of male and female students towards applied ethics lessons. The first year students have a more favorable attitude toward applied ethics than second year students. Students in Islamic Studies have a more favorable attitude than other students. Finally, the impact of the ethics lesson is more dependent on the Professors than the resources and topics that are considered for this lesson. Therefore, the use of qualified professors is one of the important suggestions for achieving the desired situation in creating a positive attitudes and tendencies toward students in applied ethics.

In spite of the policies by the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution and the Expert Council of Quranic Culture for spreading Quranic culture and education in society, the strategies and practical ways of the policies have been left neglected. Studying the population of university students, the current research is an attempt to bring to light the ways of creating and supporting students` interest to the precious teachings of Quran. Publicizing the Quranic culture in the pre-university, adopting the best method in syllabus and content, motivating the target society, using the strategies extracted from the hadith: ‘Be inviter of the people but not with your words’, modifying the criteria of selecting Quranic teachers and trainers, considering the role of media and art in shaping thoughts and training youths and reflection to remove all doubts about Quran and Quranic teachings may be used as the proposed strategies.