The effectiveness of a proposed training program based on life situations supported by the geographical miracle of the Qur’an and Sunnah in developing soft skills and managing environmental crises and disasters among students of the Basic Education Division

Document Type : Original Article

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curricula and teaching methods, Faculty of Education in Dakahlia, Al-Azhar University

Abstract

The current research aimed: revealing the effectiveness of a proposed training program based on life situations supported by the geographical miracle of the Qur’an and Sunnah in developing soft skills and managing crises and environmental disasters among students of the Basic Education Division. The research followed the analytical descriptive approach and the semi-experimental approach. The experimental research sample consisted of (30 students from the Basic Education Division, and the research tools and materials included: a list of soft skills, a list of skills for managing environmental crises and disasters, a guide for the trainer, a book for the student, an attitude scale for soft skills, and an attitude test for the skills for managing environmental crises and disasters. Statistically significant between the mean scores of students of the control and experimental groups in the pre and post application of the two research tools in favor of the post application, which indicates the effectiveness of the proposed training program based on life situations supported by the geographical miracle of the Qur’an and Sunnah in developing soft skills and managing environmental crises and disasters among students of the Basic Education Division.

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