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Volume 28, Issue 1 (5-2024)
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Considering the vulnerability of the personality of children and juveniles accused of violating criminal laws it is crucial to avoid the institutionalizating delinquency through labaling. To achive this, differential measures should be employed when addressing their accusations. Although the principle of public proceedings -comprisingboth "holding hearings in public" and "publicity of judgments"- is considered fundamental for transparency of the proceedings, Adjustment of the aforementioned principle such as holding non-public of hearings on the charges against children and , while publicizing their judgments.is needed to guarantee fair proceedings and safeguarding the rights of acused children and juveniles and avoiding labaling them as criminals. International human rights system, through human rights documents and especially their judicial and supervisory institutions, established mechanisms to such as non-publicity of the trial of children and juveniles and the holding of hearings without the presence of the public and the media in national courts to achive above mentioned goals; . However, in the publication and accessibility of decisions issued by specialized courts for children and adolescents. the principle of publicity of judgments with the observance of the principle of anonymity has been recognized by the international human rights system. Although Iranian Criminal Proceeding System, non-publicity of the judgments of the children and juveniles courts, respecting their anonymity and privacy, is based on a judicial instruction and not by means of legislation , the legislator's approach regarding the non-publicity of criminal trial for children and juveniles as well as the exclusion of parents and legal guardians from this rule, can be construed in accordance to international human right system measures taken regarding their participation in the hearings of this group of defendants..
Volume 29, Issue 2 (6-2022)
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The present research aims to investigate the effect of philosophy education on social problem solving and creativity of preschool children. The study is a quasi-experimental and conducted with pre- and post-test control group. The statistical population included preschool children of District 4 of Tehran. The sample consisted of 80 people who were selected in two-stage by random cluster sampling and were placed in two equal groups of experimental (40 subjects) and control (40 subjects). Torrance Diverted Thinking Test (1988) and Child Social Problem-Solving Test (2000) were administered as instruments. Both groups were evaluated in two stages of pre-test and post-test. Training sessions were conducted in 8 sessions, each with 45 minutes for the experimental group. Philosophy education was taught to children in all 8 sessions. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and Multivariate Analysis of Variance by SPSS21. Results showed that Philosophy education had a significant effect on social problem solving of preschool children. The results also showed that Philosophy education had a significant effect on the creativity of preschool children (P≤0/05). According to ETA coefficient, the effect of education using the method of philosophical exploration circles on creativity (0.136) and on social problem-solving skills (0.079). Therefore, it is suggested that pre-school educators use this approach to develop social problem-solving abilities and enhance children's creativity.
Volume 30, Issue 2 (3-2023)
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The importance of perceiving and knowing children visiting museums in Iran, inform researchers about the shortcoming of fundamentals in this regard, and despite the many potentials of this area, Children's visit to Museums in Iran is facing serious obstacles considering such shortages. In this regard, it seems very important to understand the importance of considering children as museum visitors. According to recent literature and perspectives advanced by experts related to this topic, all with the intent to broaden the views of museum professionals, this presentation wants to clarify the main results of these investigations which include:
• Innovations of museums for children during their visit to learn and discover cultures
• Children's criteria for visiting museums, and service quality factors (PhD thesis of researcher: Quality approach in the development of children's visit model),
• Social and cultural influences in shaping society,
The results offer a framework as a point of departure for understanding children in museums. To sum up, it can be said that museums have important entities for children's attractions, which with proper planning, attention and investment, can turn into young audiences' spotlight.
