An Explanation of the Dimensions and Components of the Spiritual Curriculum Based on the Related Resources and Textbooks

The present study aims at identifying and analyzing the dimensions and components of spiritual curriculum based the related resources and textbooks. The research method is descriptive and of practical type, and includes content analysis as documentary analysis. Analytical population consists of sources and textbooks relevant to spiritual curriculum available, among which 40 domestic and 30 foreign sources were identified and analyzed. The data were collected using the inventory (checklist) of dimensions and components of spiritual curriculum.
The measurement tools included forms for taking notes and the researcher-made content analysis inventory. The research findings indicate that based on the resources and textbooks, the analyzed curriculum with emphasis on the spiritual aspects of epistemology and value comprised four aspects namely the art and aesthetics, wisdom, ethics and spirit. And each of these four aspects is composed of components: the art and aesthetics with 14 components, the ethical dimension with 12 components; the spirit dimension with 11 components; the wisdom dimension with 9 components respectively received the highest to lowest attention. In the art and aesthetics, the component of expressing perceptions: feelings and ideas with 32 frequency, and mastery with 5 frequencies; in the ethical dimension: responsibility taking and equality and justice with 10 frequencies and modesty with 4 frequencies; in the dimension of spirit: faith in God and love each component with 10 frequencies and presence and poetry, each with 5 frequencies; in the dimension of wisdom, communicating with the universe with 8 frequencies and trying to control the self with 2 frequencies have received the highest to lowest degrees of attention respectively.