A Content Analysis of High School  Din va Zendegi Textbooks Based on the Principles and Methods of Education Extracted from the Book  Al Mahjat Al Beyzaa Fel Tahzib al Ahya (with Emphasis on Monjiyat & Adat)

The aim is content analysis of high school “Din va Zendegi” textbooks based on the principles and methods of education extracted from the book “Al Mahjat Al Beyzaa Fel Tahzib al Ahya (with emphasis on Monjiyat & Adat).
Method in this research was descriptive. The approach of this study is a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. The target population was “Din va Zendegi” textbooks at high school and pre-university level in 2011 academic year. The sample included the texts and the section called “Gamhaye Akhar” (Last Steps), which appeared at the end of each lesson. The content analysis checklist was used for data collection. The reliability of this instrument which was calculated through kappa coefficient was equal to 0.52, and was significant. In addition, the validity of the instrumentation was approved by experts. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (frequency, percent, and chi-square).
Findings: The findings show that the educational principles in the four textbooks have been used differently and this difference is significant but this difference was not observed in “Gamhaye Tarbiyati” (Educational Steps). The content of all these textbooks (except for grade one textbook) focuses on the principles of wisdom and justice, and attention to the principle of wisdom increases in the next grades. In grades two and three, the principle of “Tazakor” (reminder) has received equal attention. Furthermore, the methods of “teaching sagacity”, “self-purification” and “strength expression” have been emphasized in all grades and this is more noticeable in grade one. In three textbooks and in the section “Gamhaye Tarbiyati”, the principle of “Tazakor” (reminder) has the highest and the principle of “justice” has the lowest frequency. It can be concluded that these differences are in accordance with textbook writers objectives in developing the section “Gamha” (Steps) .On the whole, it can be said that the textbooks have an intellectual orientation, while the section “Gamhaye Tarbiyati” has an emotional orientation.