Document Type : Research Article (Quantitative)

Authors

• Fatemeh Sharifi Golzardi ¹
• Ali Mohebi ²
• Ruhollah Karimi Khoigani ³

¹ PhD student, Department of Philosophy of Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

² Professor, Department of Education, Amin University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Associate Professor, Department of Education, Amin University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Purpose: Economic education is one of the needs of the day for all people, including students. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identifying the components of the economic education concept in the junior secondary education period.
Methodology: The current research had a qualitative approach and in terms of purpose was an applied research. The statistical population of this study were included all the documents of the last 15 years related to the scope of the current research, including articles, master's dissertations, Ph.D.'s theses and books. The population of this study were included 179 article, 22 master's dissertation, 5 Ph.D.'s thesis and 11 book, which 23 case of them were selected as a sample by purposive sampling method. The data of this study were collected by note taking and were analyzed by coding method according to synthesis research approach.
Findings: The results of the findings showed that the economic education concept in the junior secondary education period had 30 sub components and 13 main components. The main components of the economic education concept in the junior secondary education period were included financial literacy (with 3 sub components), economic insight (with 1 sub component), preservation and development of economic and financial resources (with 2 sub components), consumption correct pattern (with 2 sub components), savings and investment relationship (with 3 sub components), budget management (with 3 sub components), social responsibility and commitment (with 1 sub component), specialization-orientation and innovation (with 2 sub components), respecting the rights of others (with 2 sub component), ethics-oriented (with 3 sub components), valuing work (with 5 sub components), opportunism (with 2 sub components) and tolerance (with 1 sub-component).
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it is possible to teach the identified main and sub components for the economic education concept in the junior secondary education period

Keywords

• Economic Education
• Junior Students
• Social Responsibility and Commitment
• Specialization-Orientation and Innovation

Main Subjects

• Educational Management