English abstract
The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a storytelling-based counseling
program in enhancing the spiritual intelligence skills of first-grade students in the Sultanate
of Oman. The researcher utilized a quasi-experimental design and employed the following
tools: a spiritual intelligence scale, interviews, counseling program.
The sample consisted of (48) students from Ibri Basic Education School, randomly
divided into an experimental group (22 students) receiving a 12-session counseling program
over six weeks and a control group (26 students) receiving no counseling or treatment. After
implementing the counseling program and assessing both pre- and post-measurements for
both groups, as well as a follow-up measurement for the experimental group one month later,
and after statistical analysis of the results, the following conclusions were reached: There
were statistically significant differences in the mean scores of post-measurements of spiritual
intelligence between the control group and the experimental group, in favor of the
experimental group, and There were statistically significant differences between the mean
scores of pre- and post-measurements of spiritual intelligence for the experimental group, in
favor of the post-measurements, and There were no statistically significant differences
between the mean scores of post-measurements and follow-up measurements of spiritual
intelligence for the experimental group. Quantitative results were supported by qualitative
analysis, leading the researcher to conclude that both analyses support the basic hypothesis
stating that the storytelling-based counseling program is effective in developing spiritual
intelligence among first-grade students.
Keywords: Storytelling, Spiritual Intelligence- First grade students.
