Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities

The current role and place of education in the process of political development in Iran: Case study of objectives, programs and textbooks of secondary school in the first academic year 2020-21

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors

K. Pasandidehkho 1
S. Zibakalam 2

1 PhD Student in Political Sociology, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, University of Science and Research, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22035/isih.2023.4496.4468
Abstract
This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the current role of education system in helping the process of political development. The research method is descriptive and quantitative content analysis with practical approach. The research population includes textbooks in the field of educating and learning humanities as well as special objectives and programs of secondary school in the first academic year of 2020-2021. Due to the nature of the research and limitation of the statistical population, the entire research population is considered as a sample. The measurement tool was a researcher-made content analysis checklist and the research results were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics indicators through SPSS software. In a summary and based on frequencies obtained from this research and data analysis, it can be concluded that: the textbooks in the field of educating and learning humanities and the goal and special curricula in terms of creating and cultivating the examined concepts and components for political development to students have been inappropriate and very weak and therefore it can be said that they do not provide the necessary ground for the political development of students. Also, studies showed that even with this minimal attention, a logical trend was not followed while distributing the components. This means that the authors of these textbooks and policymakers have not paid special or targeted attention to the issue of political development whether in terms of conceptualization or in terms of knowing the components mentioned in this study.

Keywords

political development
education system
goals and programs
textbooks
secondary school

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