Critical analysis Content of school textbooks From the point of view of the concepts of citizenship education (Case Study: Years 2001to 2021)

The present article examines the concept of citizenship education in school textbooks between 2001 and 2021. In this research, the researcher is going to use the method critical discourse analysis In a method Fairclough In three levels of description, interpretation and explanation To show what school textbooks are from the concept of citizenship education And thus representing the concept of citizenship education. The statistical population includes 20 related textbooks related to citizenship education. Which are purposefully selected. The results of the research indicate that the dominant discourse of citizenship education in the education system of the country according to the reviewed books is a moral-law-oriented citizen discourse.The textbooks reviewed failed to provide a balanced and comprehensive picture of citizenship education. And they are not able to shape citizenship behaviors well in their students. This has led to a lack of citizen development. Therefore, as soon as possible, it is necessary to activate the citizen In textbooks.