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Volume 9, Issue 43 (12-2021)
Abstract
Mahdism has long been considered by the religion of Islam and one of the main goals of textbooks is explanation and promotion of Mahdaviyat. The aim of this study was to examine the place of attention to Mahdism in content of textbooks for Iranian General Education system. The descriptive research method was used in doing a content analysis. The statistical population of this study was the textbooks of the 12-year education system in the academic year 2019, which were compiled and published by the textbook planning and writing office. The used instrument was a researcher-made checklist that, the validity of the checklists was confirmed by two experts in the field. Descriptive statistics are used to analyze data. The results of the analyze data showed that the Content related to the subject of Mahdism in the textbooks of the Iranian education system could be classified form of 4 dimensions and 12 components and 57 indicators. Also; the results of the quantitative part of the research showed that introducing the promised savior of his followers and characteristics of the government of the Prophet components have a more attention to Mahdism in Content of Textbooks. Therefore; based on the findings of this study, in order to considering that this dimension is seen less in the content of textbooks and belief in the existence of a savior has an effective role in the mental and social health of students, it is suggested that more consider the belief in the existence of a savior in the process of preparing and compiling textbooks.
