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The citizenship values included in intermediate stage Arabic-language textbooks and teachers’ awareness of them in the UAE: A case study

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This study aimed to identify the extent to which Citizenship values are included in Arabic-language textbooks for the intermediate stage, and teachers' awareness of them in the United Arab Emirates… Click to show full abstract

This study aimed to identify the extent to which Citizenship values are included in Arabic-language textbooks for the intermediate stage, and teachers' awareness of them in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In this study, the researchers used a descriptive-analytical approach. Study tools consisted of a list of citizenship values, the presence of which values these textbooks were analyzed for, in addition to a 20-item questionnaire that was administered to 140 teachers. The results showed that a total of 214 instances of citizenship values were contained in the Arabic-language textbooks, with representation of various values. The results also showed that Arabic-language teachers’ awareness of the citizenship values included in those textbooks are at a high level, with an average ±standard deviation of 3.67 ± 1.18. The study recommends that citizenship values should be included as an independent subject textbook in the educational curriculum.

Keywords: citizenship values; arabic language; study; values included

Journal Title: Heliyon
Year Published: 2019

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