The Image of Women in the Books of National and Civic Education of Basic Stage in Jordan

• Authors: Salah Hailat

Abstracts

EN

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the image of women in the books of national and civic education of basic education in Jordan. To achieve the purpose of the study, content analysis was utilized. Results of the study indicated that the woman’s image in these books is traditional and atypical because of her low and weak participation in public jobs, restricted participation in traditional jobs, restriction of her roles in the home, limited positive characterization of her roles, and her appearance as a follower and helper to men. Finally, the significance of this study lies in its contribution to educational reforms related to woman image and textbooks.

Keywords

EN

image of women; national and civic education; basic stage; Jordan

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 49
• Pages: 115-125

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

Salah Hailat

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.2017.49.3.09

Biblioteka Nauki

1997782