1Principal of Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani school, Rey 2 district, Tehran, Iran
2aInstructor of College of basic science, Yadegar-e-imam khomaini(RAH) Rey branch Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran
2bDepartment of Educational sciences, Isfahan(Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2cInstructor of Payam-e-NourUniversity, Centre of Parand-RobatKari
Online published on 3 June, 2015.
The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of family education classes offered to parents of male high school students who attended schools in Rey 2 during 2009–2010 academic years. This study was conducted on a population of 2400 subjects with a sample of 333 selected by stratified random sampling. Research methodology was ex-post descriptive. Research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 30 questions.
The study findings indicated that the family education classes provided additional awareness and knowledge to the participating parents. Therefore, family education classes had the required effectiveness. These classes provided awareness and knowledge to parents in various subjects including religious education, physical needs of adolescences, emotional -psychological needs of adolescence, coordination of educational methods used at home and school, and parent-teacher relation.
This study showed that there was no significant difference between views of the participating male and female parents on the effectiveness of the family education classes on their increased awareness about physical needs of adolescences. There was no significant difference between coordination of home and school educational methods and parents’ educational level. The two variables had a negative inverse relation. There was no significant relation between emotional-psychological needs of students and their school level.
Family Education, Effectiveness, Religious Training, Physical Needs, Coordination of Home, School Educational Methods
