An Inquiry into the Effects of Referring to Quranic Stories for Training Social Skills on Children

Throughout history, storytelling has always been of special interest and a source of fascination to man, and it represents one of the effective instruments for modifying his behavior. The holy Quran which pays special attention to man's requirements and man's inclination towards story and lays emphasis on man’s natural desires, presents a lot of delicate ideological, social and moral subjects in the form of fascinating stories. The aim of this research is investigating the effects of referring to Quranic stories for training social skills on children. A quasi-experimental method was used in the survey and two groups: subject and control were formed and pre-tests and post-test were administered. The sample content included 40 children aging 4 to 6 who were from three kindergartens in Khoy in the academic year 1390-1391. They were randomly selected through a cluster-sampling method. The results of the test of co-variance in the level of α= 05/0 show that there is a significant difference between the average grade of the children of subject group and that of control group with respect to the effect of Quranic stories on the social skills factors, including humanitarian behaviors, undesirable social behaviors, impulsive behaviors, the relations with one's peers, superiority seeking, and excessive self-confidence.