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The Analysis of the Idea of Death-Awareness in the Content of Persian Literature Textbooks in Senior High School (Grades 10–12)
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Zeinab Sadat Athari Isfahani *1   , Farzaneh Cheraghifar2 |
1- Kashan University , z.athari.edu@gmail.com
2- Kashan University |
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Abstract: (31 Views) |
Objective: The present study aims to analyze the content of Persian Language and Literature textbooks used in senior high school from the perspective of the death-awareness construct, and to examine how these concepts are reflected.
Method: This is an applied study employing a qualitative content analysis with a thematic-analytic approach, based on Mayring’s framework. The research corpus comprises all texts, poems, exercises, and workshop tasks found in the Persian Language and Literature textbooks and the tenth through twelfth grade writing components, published in year 1403 SH/ 2024 (totaling 904 pages). The unit of analysis encompassed themes related to the components of death-awareness. Conceptual validity of the thematic content was confirmed by educational experts, and reliability was assessed using Scott’s Pi (0.80).
Findings: Data analysis yielded 415 instances related to four death-awareness categories, distributed across various textual and literary forms. Frequency analysis indicated the biological dimension had the highest representation, while the cultural dimension had the lowest. Shannon entropy analysis showed the relative importance of the components as follows: emotional= 0.260, biological= 0.252, cultural= 0.245, and metaphysical= 0.244. The greatest component weight was attributed to grade 12 (0.346) and the smallest to grade 11 (0.314).
Conclusion: The findings suggest that although the concept of death-awareness is reflected in Persian-language textbooks, it does not possess the depth and diversity needed to foster a multidimensional understanding among students. Consequently, authors and curriculum planners should, using literary forms and philosophical questions, re-create and enrich content related to death-awareness to provide a foundation for enhancing philosophical insight and meaning-making attitudes in students. |
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| Keywords: Persian book, death consciousness, secondary high school level. |
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Received: 2025/09/19 | Revised: 2026/02/8 | Accepted: 2025/11/14 | ePublished ahead of print: 2026/02/8 | Published: 2025/12/8 | ePublished: 2025/12/8
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