A Meta-analytical Review of the Textbook's Contents in regard to Islamic-Iranian Values

This article reviews comprehensively, holistically, and meta-analytically, the achievements of the researches conducted on the contents of school textbook in regard to Islamic-Iranian values, trying to find answers to the following questions:1. To what extent, the Iranian-Islamic values have been considered in composing school textbooks on social teachings, Persian literature, and religious teachings?2. Are the values offered in these textbooks in primary and guidance schools adjusted to the mental capacity of the students?3.What are the difficulties concerning the adjustment of contents of these textbooks for making the students familiar with the Islamic and Iranian values? 4.What methods can be presented for optimizing the contents of these textbooks in accordance with the above-mentioned goal? This study has been conducted in the form of a survey or a documentary research. Therefore, 38 researches and 7 documents have been used. The results show that the textbooks in both primary and guidance schools – in accordance with the goal of familiarizing students with Islamic and Iranian values – require review and modification as far as both the quantity of the material and the quality of the ideas presented are concerned.