Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Educational Group, Farhangian University, P. O. 14665- 889, Tehran, IRAN.

2 M A Student

Abstract

The purpose of the current research is to analyze the content of the reading and thinking section of the second period persian elementary school books from the perspective of authority and freedom. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method. The content analyzed in this research included 18 stories from the reading and thinking section of the second period persian elementary school books, i.e. the fourth, fifth and sixth grades in the academic year of 1400-1401. The sampling method was purposeful and included the reading and thinking section of the second period persian elementary school books and 18 existing stories were analyzed. Content analysis list was used for data collection and content analysis form and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. The findings showed that among the 104 cases (the way of presenting story elements) identified in the studied books, 64.4% emphasized the freedom components. Also, among the 104 cases (the way of presenting story elements) identified, 35.6% emphasized authority components. The results of the research show that the authors of the stories have paid more attention to the components of freedom, which is the basis for the child's movement from dependence to intellectual independence and decision-making power of children.

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