modeling method

This research, with a theoretical, analytical and documentary approach, deals with a sociological analysis of the role of socializing and living together in the retraining of social behaviors in religious teachings. Based on the theoretical framework of the analysis, in the society, some people coexist with people and groups who have chosen methods that are against the social norms for their behavior. These people learn tricks and biases from them, which is an incentive to perform inappropriate behavior. The findings of the research show that people may hang out with right-handed or right-handed companions, but the intensity, age and amount of contact are important in transmitting the type of behavior (normal or abnormal). In Islam, the role of cohabitation in the formation of a person's personality and behavior determines and influences the cohabitation in an exemplary manner.(modeling, role modeling, and modeling) and family and friends have the most influence in this field; Because every person lives according to the way of his friend and everyone is known as his friend. Therefore, parental supervision moderates children's effectiveness of hanging out with friends.

Based on the Qur'an and the traditions teachings, modeling the Infallibles’ lifestyle is a religious obligation and plays an essential role in the human lifestyle. When this issue has scientific support and follows practical logic, it will be done properly. This research has tried to show how to make a model of the Infallibles’ lives by drawing practical steps and explain the practice. The result of this research, which was obtained by descriptive and analytical method, shows that taking a role model from infallibles' lifestyle has four-stage that includes the action announcement to practical lifestyle. These steps include: proving that the action is done; confirming that the act was a part of the Infallibles’ lifestyle; examining the correctness of imitating the lifestyle and choosing the method of imitating the Infallibles’ lifestyle. These are the main steps of modeling infallibles' lifestyle, which, if followed correctly, will be a conscious and effective modeling process.

Modeling is one of the effective and practical methods in moral education, which is used in the Holy Quran in the special way of gender distinction. This research aims to investigate the application of the modeling method in the Holy Quran and to explain the benefits of gender distinction in using this method. To achieve this goal, the descriptive-analytical method was used. Based on the research results, the Holy Qur’an has widely used this method for moral education and has presented moral role models for male and female audiences by gender distinction. Such distinction increases the effectiveness of the models for the audience. Based on the Quranic verses, Hazrat Maryam (pbuh), the daughters of Shoaib (pbuh), the Queen of Sheba, and Hazrat Zahra (pbuh) are the most important educational role models for women; and Hazrat Ibrahim (pbuh), Hazrat Ismail (pbuh), Hazrat Yusuf (pbuh) and Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) are the most important educational role models for men.

The present study was carried out to investigate the role of modeling method of school systems’ staff and administrators [principals, vice-principals for extracurricular programs, and heavenly messages (Payamhay-e-Asemani) instructors] in predicting Tehrani female students’ religiosity. The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the study comprised high school girls in Tehran. The sample size was determined based on Krejcie and Morgan Table (1970) and 280 students were selected through multi-stage cluster sampling method. The instruments included Fazaeli’s Questionnaire on the Modeling Method of School Systems’ Staff and Administrators (2003) in three forms (principals, vice-principals for extracurricular programs, and heavenly messages instructors) as well as Religiosity Questionnaire (Shojaeezand, 2005) whose validity and reliability were confirmed by psychometric criteria. The obtained data were analyzed by using correlation coefficient and multiple regression. Results indicated that there was a significant, positive correlation between the modeling method of principals and heavenly messages instructors and students’ religiosity. Moreover, the modeling method of principals and religious teachings instructors could predict students’ religiosity. Furthermore, there was a relationship between the modeling method of vice-principals for extracurricular programs and students’ religiosity; nevertheless, results of regression analysis showed that the aforementioned modeling method did not have the power of predicting students’ religiosity.