Proposed Program in the Light of Dimensions of Wisdom to Develop Strategic Thinking and Life Effectiveness Skills of the Student Teacher of Philosophy and Sociology

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Faculty of Women for Arts, Science & Education Ain Shams University, Egypt

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The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of Proposed Program in the Light of Dimensions of Wisdom to Develop Strategic Thinking and Life Effectiveness Skills of the Student, Teacher of Philosophy and Sociology. To achieve this, a program was prepared in the light of dimensions of wisdom, in addition, tools of the study that included a strategic thinking scale, and a test of situations in the effectiveness of life were prepared by the researcher. The program was taught on a sample of student teachers in the third year in the philosophy and sociology Division at the Girls ' college in Ain Shams University. the tools were applied to them before and after teaching, and conducting statistical analyses, the results indicated that the effectiveness of the proposed program based on dimensions of wisdom in developing strategic thinking and life effectiveness skills among female student teachers. in the light of the research results, some educational recommendations and research suggestions were presented. such as providing workshops for university students specialized in training them on dimensions of wisdom, strategic thinking, and Life Effectiveness Skills.

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