Educational Aspect of Nasayeh-ol Atfal and Ketab-e Ahmad Educational Approach toward Qajar Era Literary Works

Nasayeh-ol Atfal and Ketab-e Ahmad are among the Qajar era literary works that bear rich educational concepts; the former is poetry and the latter is prose that are written with the aim of ethical, social education of children and youths. Nasayeh-ol Atfal is among folk legends and falls under the category of advice-allegorical literary works a great part of which is advice that inculcates religious, moral values in the audience. Ketab-e Ahmad is like a story or novel that has exploited various educational methods. This research surveys principles, methods, and the educational aims of the aforementioned literary works and the literary genres that the writers have utilized for attaining their educational goals.