Design and Validation of an Early Childhood Positive Development Training Package; A qualitative Study

Document Type : Original Article

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1 , Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences , University of Tehran

2 Educational psychology ,faculty of psychology and educational science ,University of Tehran

3 educational psychology, faculty of psychology and educational science, University of Tehran

4 , Social Welfare Management Research Center, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Science

Abstract
Objective: Positive development in early childhood can be a starting point for improving the level of the child's abilities in his subsequent development periods. The aim this study was to identify the concepts of positive developments in childhood in the Iranian context and to design a training package based on.
Methods: A qualitative approach and descriptive phenomenological strategy were employed. The participations consisted of parents, active educators, and professionals in this field in Tehran. In the beginning, 14 parents, early childhood educators, and experts who were selected using purposive sampling and responded to semi-structured interview. The data were analyzed and coded using the Strauss and Corbin method.
This analysis resulted in the development of a training package on positive development in early childhood.
Results: According to the findings of the research, eight main categories of contextual support, individual empowerment, rules and expectations, optimal time, motivation and learning, positive values, social and cultural competences and identity were extracted, and the training package is suitable for they were compiled. For its validation, two ratio coefficients and content validity index were used, and the coefficients in all items based on evaluation of ten experts, the CVI and the CVR index were higher than 0.79 and 0.62.
Conclusion: In general, it can be concluded that the positive development training package is based on developmental assets can strengthen children experiences and this would enable the child to achieve optimal growth and development in cognitive, social, and emotional areas, also being exposed to long-term positive outcomes.

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