Evaluation of how and identity elements of the national-religious in Persian books of first and second high school

Textbooks are one of the most important resources of learning, teaching and reinforcing national and religious identity. Meanwhile Persian textbooks with regard to their capacity and using different kinds of writing including prose, poem, drama, story, memory and so on can play an important role in reinforcing components of national and religious identity among students who are forward generation. This research is aimed at analyzing the content and text of newly printed Persian textbooks for middle and secondary schools from the viewpoint of attention to the components of national and religious identity. The overall results show that totally 204 components of national and religious components have been included in the text of 5-volume Persian textbooks for middle and secondary school. Out of these numbers 122 units or 59/8 percent is composed of religious components and 82 units or 40/19 percent is composed of national and Iranian components. In addition, the share of national components included in middle school books equals 49 units or 59/75 percent and in secondary school this number equals 33 units or 40/24 percent.