Development and Content Validation of a Family-Centered Educational Package for Empowering Parents of Female Students with Learning Disabilities

Zare, Hosein; Kamkar, Mahsa; Abolmaali, Khadijeh; Sharifi, Aliakbar

doi:10.22098/jld.2026.19235.2310

Development and Content Validation of a Family-Centered Educational Package for Empowering Parents of Female Students with Learning Disabilities

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Payame Noor University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

² Department of Psychology, The Faculty Of Psychology, Islamic Azad University Of Kish, Kish Island, Iran.

³ Department of Psychology, The Faculty Of Psychology, Islamic Azad University Of North Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

10.22098/jld.2026.19235.2310

Abstract

the purpose of this study was to design and validate a family - based educational package for empowering parents of adolescent girls (12to15 years) with specific learning disorder.this research is a qualitative research based on content analysis and content validation which was performed in two stages.qualitative phase was analyzed using inductive content analysis , semi - structured interviews with12 students with specific learning disorder and12 parents (totally24 people) in isfahan to achieve theoretical saturation.in the quantitative phase,content validity of the designed educational package based on qualitative findings and theoretical foundations was evaluated by a panel of eight experts using content validity ratio (cvr) and content validity index (cvi) based on model (1975) .analysis of qualitative data resulted in the extraction of 483 initial codes,22 sub themes and 8themes . the main themes included : enhancement of academic motivation ,distractibility and concentration , parent - child relationship and emotional support ,practical exercises for increasing motivation , improving executive functions and sustainable attention , integration with school environment and cultural پیشنهادات and evaluation of progress and maintenance of changes.accordingly , an 8 session educational package was designed ( each session 90 minutes).results of the validation showed that the cvr mean and total content validity index (s - cvi / ave) is 0.93 , which is higher than the acceptance criteria (0/75and 0/80) .the developed educational package has a desirable content validity and can be used as a structured interventional tool in خانواده‌محور programs for parents of adolescent girls with specific learning disorder.

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