Design and validation of parental education model based on Islamic lifestyle to reduce the intergenerational gap

The issue of lifestyle and the need for families to be familiar with the components of this lifestyle on the one hand and the issue of intergenerational gap between parents and children on the other hand, is one of the most important issues in the field of family pathology today. Despite the importance of developing an educational model based on the Islamic lifestyle in order to reduce the intergenerational gap, this issue has been neglected in studies.

The aim of this study was to develop and validate the educational model of parents based on the Islamic lifestyle in order to reduce the generation gap.

This study was based on a mixed exploratory design (qualitative and quantitative approach). In the qualitative part, the descriptive-analytical method is used and in the quantitative part, the survey method is used. The research population included all the theoretical foundations related to the Islamic lifestyle pattern and the intergenerational gap and other reliable sources related to this field, and 15 education specialists and experts in this field were used to validate the model. Purposeful sampling method was used for sampling. Data collection methods were document review, and field model validation. Data collection tools were phishing and a researcher-made questionnaire. In order to analyze the data in the qualitative part, the inferential analytical method was used and in the quantitative part, the descriptive statistical index was used, which included the frequency and average frequency.

The findings of the study led to the development of an educational model for parents based on the Islamic lifestyle, including goals, principles, content, methods and methods of evaluation. The obtained validity was confirmed.

The parental education model based on the Islamic lifestyle extracted from the present study can be used to reduce the generation gap between parents and adolescent children.