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The Representation of the Principles of Religion in Religion and Life Textbooks of Upper Secondary Education
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Reza Jafari harandi *1    , Mohammad Saleh Chengani2 |
1- University of Qom , rjafarih@gmail.com
2- Farhangian University |
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Abstract: (88 Views) |
Objective: This study aims to analyze the content of Religion and Life (Dīn va Zindigī) textbooks at the senior high schools with regard to the extent of attention devoted to Tawhid (Divine Unity), Nubuwwah (Prophethood), Ma’ād (Resurrection), ’Adl (Divine Justice), and Imamah (Imamate).
Method: This research is fundamental and documentary in nature and descriptive in design, employing content analysis through the Shannon entropy technique. The research population comprised all Religion and Life textbooks for the senior high schools (2024 edition). Due to the limited population size, full enumeration sampling was applied, and all textbooks were analyzed. Data were collected using a pre-established, valid, and reliable content analysis checklist. The data were examined using descriptive statistical indices within the analytical framework of Shannon entropy.
Findings: Across Religion and Life textbooks at the senior high schools, the Principles of Religion were addressed 395 times in total. In terms of relative importance coefficients, the ranking of the principles was as follows: Imamah (0.255), ‘Adl (0.211), Tawhid (0.201), Ma’ād (0.167), and Nubuwwah (0.166). Regarding grade levels, the importance coefficients were ranked as follows: twelfth grade (0.368), eleventh grade (0.323), and tenth grade (0.309).
Conclusion: The findings indicate an imbalanced, inconsistent, and disproportionate distribution of the Principles of Religion in the analyzed textbooks. The results of this study may assist textbook authors and curriculum developers in revising and improving Religion and Life textbooks at the senior high schools. |
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| Keywords: The Principles of Religion (Usul al-Dīn), Religion and Life Textbooks, Senior High school. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Special- quantitative
Received: 2025/10/3 | Revised: 2026/05/16 | Accepted: 2025/12/13 | Published: 2025/12/26 | ePublished: 2025/12/26
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