Investigating the Major Factors in the Formal Teaching of the Holy Quran in Primary Schools, and the Current Situation of it in Iran Based on the High-Level Documents of the Education System and the Opinions of Senior Experts and Outstanding Teachers

Drawing on a qualitative content analysis method, this research has been conducted with the aim of examining the main factors of formal Quran teaching in primary schools and its current situation in Iran, based on the high-level documents of the educational system and the opinions of senior experts and exemplary teachers. The statistical population included all the high-level documents of the Iranian educational system and senior experts in the field of Quranic education in primary schools, as well as the formal Quran classes in primary schools. The statistical sample included the formal Quran classes in the primary schools of Qom province. The sampling method is purposive and the selection of sample individuals has continued to the extent of theoretical saturation. The data collection method included note-taking form documents and interviews with senior experts in this field. One of the results of the research is determining the role of educational content and teacher as the main educational elements and the relatively large distance of these elements from the standards and indicators resulting from the above documents and the opinions of senior experts in this field.