Content analysis of Persian books in the second grade of elementary school based on the components of moral Education

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PhD Student in Curriculum Planning - Lecturer at Farhangian University

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the content of Persian books in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades of elementary school in terms of the amount of attention paid to the components of moral education. In this research, the method of qualitative-deductive content analysis has been used to determine the components of moral education and then the level of attention to these components in Persian books of the second period of elementary school; for this purpose, the analysis unit; all texts, images and activities. The content analysis tool was a researcher-made content analysis checklist according to the first stage of the research (extraction of components from the fundamental change document and teacher manuals). The validity of the research tool was obtained according to experts in this field. Also, the reliability of the instrument was calculated by William Scott formula, which showed an agreement coefficient of 0.72. The findings indicate that these components have been dealt with unbalancedly in the mentioned basic books. The highest frequency in the total of three units of analysis belongs to the training of applying rational and religious criteria in evaluations. On the other hand, the lowest frequency belongs to the training of rules and regulations. Therefore, it is necessary to pay balanced attention to these components in Persian books.

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  • Receive Date: 01 October 2020
  • Revise Date: 18 October 2020
  • Accept Date: 19 November 2020

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