The Effectiveness of Peace Education on Interpersonal Relationships and Students' Academic Motivation Girl

Zamani Kokhaloo, Leila; Sepah Mansour, Mojgan; Abolmaali Alhosseini, Khadijeh

doi:10.22054/jep.2023.57790.3232

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Ph.D. Student in Educational Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/jep.2023.57790.3232

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of peace education on interpersonal relationships and students' academic motivation in a quasi-experimental method with a pre-test-post-test design, taking into account the one-month control and follow-up group. The statistical population of the study was all female students in the first year of high school in District 19, Education, Tehran, in the academic year of 1998-99, amounting to 5901 people. The statistical sample size of the study was 40 junior high school students who were selected by purposive sampling.The data collection tool was the section on interpersonal relationships and academic motivation from the Academic Competency Questionnaire (ACES), Elliott and Diperna(1999). After performing the pre-test, the experimental group underwent peace training in 8 consecutive 90-minute sessions according to the peace education protocol, and the control group did not receive any training in this area. Finally, both groups were tested for interpersonal relationships and academic motivation (post-test). After one month, both groups were exposed to the same test again (follow-up). Data were analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test. Analysis of variance showed that peace education explains 57% of variance changes in interpersonal skills scores and 46.1% variance variations in academic motivation scores; Therefore, it can be said that peace education has been effective in increasing interpersonal skills and academic motivation of students. And this effect remained stable after the follow-up stage (p <0.01). The results of this study indicate the need to learn how to live together. Peace education has a positive effect on interpersonal relationships and students 'academic motivation, improves students' interpersonal relationships in school and increases their motivation to study.

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The Effectiveness of Peace Education on Interpersonal Relationships and Students' Academic Motivation Girl

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Volume 19, Issue 67May 2023Pages 192-215

Volume 19, Issue 67
May 2023
Pages 192-215