The role and contribution of the CHEDES Project in transferring the Prophet's sunnah tolife: Based on the instructors -The city of Bursa example-

This study aims to explore the solutions proposed by the Sunnah of the ‎Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to contemporary social problems such as ‎the degeneration of moral and spiritual values, and to evaluate the perspectives of ‎instructors involved in the project "I Am Sensitive to My Environment, I Protect My ‎Values" (ÇEDES). The research group consists of 10 teachers from the Ministry of ‎National Education and 10 personnel from the Presidency of Religious Affairs ‎‎(Diyanet) working in the province of Bursa. The participants were selected through ‎purposeful sampling, a method frequently employed in qualitative research, ‎specifically utilizing criterion and maximum variation sampling strategies. In this ‎way, the views of instructors from different institutional backgrounds were ‎examined in a comprehensive manner.‎ Data were collected through a semi-structured interview technique. The ‎study analyzed the instructors' knowledge of hadith and Sunnah, the social ‎implications of possible misinterpretations of this knowledge, and the ways in which ‎such challenges might be addressed, supported by practical examples. In addition, ‎the instructors' potential to generate solutions to social problems in light of core ‎values and the Sunnah of the Prophet was evaluated.‎ The findings indicate that hadith and Sunnah serve as fundamental sources in ‎transferring the values emphasized in the ÇEDES Project into practice. It was ‎concluded that if the instructors, as the implementers and guides of the project, ‎convey the Prophet's Sunnah and hadith while taking into account social factors ‎such as students' age range, cultural background, educational process, and family ‎environment, the project could achieve sustainable and long-term success. These ‎results provide valuable contributions to both the literature on values education and ‎to practical applications in religious education.‎ Keywords: Hadith, ÇEDES Project, Values, Core Values