The Content Analysis of the Book “Heavenly Gifts” of the Second Grade of Elementary School Based on the Components of Moral Education

The purpose of this research is to analyze the content of “Heavenly Gifts” books of the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades of elementary school in terms of attention to the components of ethical education. In this research, the method of analyzing the qualitative-deductive content has been used to determine the components of moral education and the amount of attention paid to these components in the “heavenly gifts” books of the second grade of elementary school. To this end, all texts, pictures and activities of the book were analyzed. The content analysis instrument was a researcher-developed checklist based on the first phase of the research. The validity of the research instrument was acknowledged by the experts of this field. Also, the reliability of the instrument was calculated by using William Scott's formula, which showed an agreement coefficient of 0.86. The findings indicate that these components have been unevenly addressed in the aforementioned books. Teaching cooperation and strategies for maintaining friendship are the most frequent and teaching the use of rational and religious criteria in assessing and ability of decision-making in moral conflicts are the least frequent. Therefore, the need for balanced attention to these components in the “heavenly gifts” books is necessary.