Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Master of Curriculum Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Master of Educational Management, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Educational Sciences Department, Farhangian University, PO Box 889-14665, Tehran, Iran
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Ph.D. Student in Philosophy of Education, Department of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Iran
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Assistant Professor of Farhangian University, Fars, Iran
Abstract
The present study aimed to analyze the sixth-grade social studies textbook based on the components of
the phenomenon of globalization. The method used in this research was content analysis using the
William Romey method (Romey, 1968). In this approach, each paragraph was considered the unit of
study for the text, whereas for questions and images, a single question or image served as the unit of
analysis. The statistical population consisted of the sixth-grade social studies textbook in (1402-1403),
and the sample size was identical to the population. The results showed that the citizenship education
component received the most attention (28 cases) in the analyzed text, while the environmental
education component received the least attention (5 cases). Engagement with globalization components
was semi-active (0.64). Also in the image area, citizenship education received the most attention (17
cases) and environmental education received the least attention (4 cases), with a semi-active level of
engagement (0.75) concerning globalization components. In the questions analyzed, the greatest
attention was given to citizenship education (18 cases), and the least attention was given to both
environmental education and health education (5 cases each), with a semi-active engagement level
(0.62). It can be concluded that the level of attention to the globalization components in all three
sections - text, images, and questions - was relatively satisfactory, but remained semi-active. However,
attention to the components of citizenship education was unbalanced. Therefore, it is recommended
that textbook authors pay greater attention to the globalization components, particularly environmental
and health education, in all three sections of the sixth-grade social studies textbook to improve
students' engagement with the content and bring them to a desirable and active level.
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