Discovering the components of teaching wisdom to children based on a family-centered approach to homeschooling with greater potential for gifted children

Document Type : علمی - پژوهشی

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Fac-ulty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

4 Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Iranian society is a family-oriented society and parental participation in children's learning is very important. The homeschooling approach can be a suitable platform for teaching wisdom as one of the important components of children's cognitive development, especially for gifted children. The present study aimed to discover the components of teaching wisdom to children based on the family-oriented homeschooling approach with the potential for greater benefit for gifted children. This research was conducted with a qualitative approach and thematic analysis method. The scope of this research included all the articles and books (2000-2022) related to the subject of wisdom, from which 30 sources were selected by purposeful sampling. In order to determine the logical framework of the data, the stages of identification, note-taking and classification of concepts were carried out. Data analysis was done with thematic analysis technique including basic, organizing and comprehensive coding. Based on the model obtained in the research, the school in the wise house includes four experimental-exploratory, exemplary, educational and practical paths as comprehensive themes, 4 organizing themes and 29 basic themes. The presented model can be desirable and practical in teaching children wisdom, applying the wisdom homeschooling by parents, and enhancing the skills of gifted children.

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