Quarterly Journal of Resistance Thought in the Discourse of the Islamic Revolution

Quarterly Journal of Resistance Thought in the Discourse of the Islamic Revolution

The Role of Questioning in the Dynamism of the Educational Environment

Author
Researcher, Shahid Motahari Faculty, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Undoubtedly, asking questions and engaging in inquiry, which stem from the innate human sense of curiosity, have been instrumental in bringing about many of the major developments in human society, particularly in the areas of invention and innovation. Among the settings that can cultivate and nurture this God-given disposition are educational environments. Schools, universities, and other educational settings create conditions that stimulate learners’ motivation to learn and prepare them to actualize their latent potential. Accordingly, such environments provide teachers and professors with an excellent opportunity to nurture this potential through appropriate methods and to foster a spirit of inquiry and questioning among learners.Naturally, awakening this sense of inquiry will, in turn, encourage the pursuit of answers; consequently, it will create the conditions necessary for the advancement of thought and the production of knowledge.This paper seeks, through an examination of certain theories of educational systems and through presenting and explaining the significance of inquiry and questioning, to identify this phenomenon to the extent possible and propose strategies for strengthening a questioning mindset within educational environments and classrooms for professors, teachers, and instructors. In this way, students can be appropriately nurtured, and classrooms and educational environments can acquire the dynamism they require.
Keywords

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  • Receive Date 09 September 2007
  • Revise Date 17 October 2007
  • Accept Date 11 November 2007
  • First Publish Date 20 February 2008
  • Publish Date 20 February 2008