Agreement and Disagreement on Components of National Identity and Its Implications for Iranian Educational System

It is essential for National identity (NI) to be given utmost importance in order to deepen and internalize it in educational systems.Thus,this research investigated the components of Iranian NI and its implications for Iranian educational system. In addition, a review on researches is presented and studied. This was a meta-analytical research and the data were collected through library method. 43 books and 46 dissertations and theses were analyzed.Thirty eight components were identified in theses and dissertations. 79.65% of the components were repeated only once or twice. In the related books, 48 components were named for NI. 70.83% of the components were repeated only once.The differences on the components of NI showed there was not an agreement on the components of Iranian NI. Also, the review of components of Iranian NI in the educational objectives showed there is a lack of sufficient collectivity and integrity.These results show insufficient attention paid to components of Iranian NI in educational objectives.The objectives need to be revised.In addition, the results of a survey on the research about NI in school's textbooks, showed the components were selected based on personal taste rather than scientifically reliable criteria. The results show a meta-disciplinary and comprehensive approach is needed to determine the components of NI.