Analysis of the Importance-Performance of the Main Components of the Indigenous Model of the Preschool Curriculum with an Emphasis on Life Skills

Abstract

Preschool education, as the first stage of formal education, provides a suitable platform for the growth and development of children's personalities. Since the development of the desired development of children's personalities will not be possible without paying attention to their logical education and upbringing; and given the lack of studies on various aspects of the preschool curriculum with an emphasis on life skills, the present study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the importance-performance of the main components of the indigenous model of the preschool curriculum with an emphasis on life skills (Chistani, Alemiyan, and Kaykha, 1402). The statistical population of the quantitative section included all kindergarten teachers in Fars province, totaling 5112 people; 375 people participated in the research based on the Cochran formula and the two-stage cluster method. A 69-question researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. The importance-performance analysis technique was also used to analyze the data. The results of the importance-performance analysis showed that the indicators of "creative thinking, problem solving, critical thinking, and physical health" are in the "keep up the good work" area, in other words, the organization's performance in these indicators is desirable; therefore, the organization should maintain this desirable performance. The indicator of citizenship rights education is in the "low priority" area; in fact, this indicator has little importance from the experts' point of view and the organization's performance in it is also low. The reason for this could be that this concept has been addressed sufficiently. The indicators of "communication skills and effective communication, emotion management, decision-making skills, and self-awareness" are in the "focus here" area. In other words, these components are of high importance from the experts' point of view, but the organization's performance in it is low. Therefore, the organization should focus on them