The Components Affecting the Generation Gap of Senior High School Students in District 4 of Tehran from the Parents’ and Teachers’ Viewpoint: with an Emphasis on Religious Education*

The present study was conducted with the aim of discovering the factors affecting the generation gap among students in the four districts of Tehran.

The study population was all the parents and teachers of students in the four cities of Tehran. The sample size was determined based on the theoretical saturation of 23 people. The data collection tool was semi-structured interview and the data analysis technique was thematic analysis.

The findings show that "the fluidity and virtualization of thinking/learning, the multiplicity of religious/educational identity references, the acquisition of group prestige and meaningfulness, the weakness of transferring the cognitive values/skills of religion, Static and conservative understanding of values, aversion to religion and weakness of religious beliefs, weakness in reconnecting oneself with family values are among the components that lead to the generation gap among the studied students.

The results of this study show that students' static understanding of values as the most important internal factor and weakness in the transmission of religious/educational values as the most important external factor lead to generation gap among them. has been Therefore, it is necessary to use the appropriate design of soft educational tools to transfer the cognitive values/skills of religion in order to reduce this gap.