Equipping Students with Interpersonal Relationship Skills through Islamic Studies Textbooks of Elementary Level
Abstract
Research has proved that healthy human functioning depends on successful interpersonal relationships. The study was designed to determine the extent to which the textbooks of Islamiat for grades 1st-8th address interpersonal relationship skills. Content analysis method of qualitative research was employed to collect and analyze the data. All the textbooks of Islamiat for grades 1st-8th, published by Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board Lahore Pakistan for the academic year 2020-21, were selected through census for analysis. Based on reviewed literature, regarding the indicators of interpersonal relationship skills, a checklist was developed. And it was used as a research instrument to analyze the textbooks content. Expert opinion was also sought from the experts in the field. The manifest and latent content of the selected textbooks was analyzed to explore the content that motivates the development of interpersonal relationship skills in students. It was found that the content of all the textbooks of Islamiat for grades 1st-8th addressed interpersonal relationship skills at different levels.
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