28 Available online on www.saiompublications.com Published by: Sai Om Publications Sai Om Journal of Arts & Education A Peer Reviewed International Journal THE CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOCIAL CIVICS TEXTBOOKS REGARDING THE COMPONENTS OF C

The aim of the present study was to analyze the content and citizenship education categories in the elementary school social civics textbooks. To this end, a descriptive research with a content analysis design was used. The instrument used to collect the data included 27 citizenship education categories employed in a study by Mojallal Chabaghlo (2008). Given that the third grade social civics textbook and the civic sections of the fourth and fifth grade social civics textbooks mainly address the citizenship components at the school age, the components of citizenship education were extracted quantitatively. The results showed that in the third, fourth, and fifth grade textbooks much emphasis has been made on the awareness of the governance structure and its functions while little attention has been paid to international organizations and institutions. Besides, the results from the content analysis of the components of the citizenship education presented in the social civics textbooks based on school grades suggested that the third grade textbook put much emphasis on the familiarity with and preservation of cultural heritage, dignitaries at different levels, the recognition and protection of the original ideals, spiritual values, order and compliance of laws, constructive relationships, the awareness of formal and informal institutions, and the awareness of the governance structure and it