Journal of National Studies
Year:2008 | Volume:9 | Issue:3 (35)|Papers Count:9

This study with the help of content analysis investigates the case of national identity for nation in guidance school text books. Using content analysis, we studied all the text books in the curriculum year of 1386-87 including 488 lessons, 3895 pages were analyzed from the approach of three categories.The categories are as follows: The values of National of Natural Identity, religious values and western culture values which were individually investigated on the basis of the defined criteria researches. To obtain and to compare the significant levels of each category, it’s used Shonon Antrophy method which is a new method of interpreting the messages and processing the data of a problem in content analysis. According to the findings, not enough attention was paid to the above mentioned categories in the lessons and pages of these textbooks, categories of religions 299 lessons and 931 pages, categories of history and national identity 96 lessons and 161 pages and categories of west culture Values 21 lessons and 46 pages.

Educational systems play a vital role in the formation of national identity of countries. The academic analysis and study of the materials used in educational systems and also the frequency of each one of the primary and secondary is the subject of expert investigation. Analysis of these components is a useful tool for drawing comprehensive map of the cultural politics of one country. Through critical analysis and study of 16 volumes of high school textbooks, including History, Sociology, Persian language and Persian literature from three fields of study, i. e. Humanities, Experimental Sciences, and Physics and Mathematics, the authors of the present paper have tried to investigate the traces of national identity's components, Iranian world and its representations in these works. These representations and components include four primary components of culture, religion, history, and geo-political scope. The results of this study showed that textbook authors and education planners have had a satisfying function in reflecting identification concepts and representations and theoretical discussion in the mentioned books; but they have played a relatively weak role in the field of Iranian word. The research method in this study is content analysis based on presenting statistics and numerical data.

One of the important means that government uses to protect territorial integrity and its political stability is education institute. Education constitute an important part of the basic time when the personality and thought framework of the members of society are shaped and directed. Therefore this institute, in different forms, particularly via the text books can play remarkable roles in strengthening and propagating the national identity of each country and grants its life. Historical awareness is an integral index of each national identity. Iran, one of the rare historical countries, having different context of national identity, can strengthen the national loyalty and integrity via introducing and emphasis on important turning points in its history. Education department is mainly responsible for such duty. In during so, text book particularly history books should include the contexts involving historical awareness. This study is an attempt to see the contents of high school history text books lay emphasizes on the national loyalty and integrity of Iranian or not? This study is a library and analytical research. The results indicate that the content of these textbook are weakness and neutral. That is, they are not biased to national identity; such indifference to national loyalty can cause problems: for our country which is threatened by the other, countries thought it is internally united.

Some of the Arabic states writers having published maps, articles and books tried to change the names of Khozestan and this Iranian province's cities into Arabic names and claimthat Khozestan is an Arabic land. Some of the leaders of Arabic countries also have supported this claim. In this article, having referred to old historical texts, we have attempted to show that from the inception of history up to now the name of this part of Iran has been Khozestan and indeed this province has always been an important part of Iranian territory. Then, we have talked about Moshashaieyan and Banikaab indicating IRAN and actually were influenced by Iranian culture and civilization and, as a result, left off killing, robbery and brigandism. Their leaders were also loyal to the Iran’s central government, having been appointed by the Iranian government to render services in the regions which were residing.

Globalization as an inevitable process of 21th century is a phenomenon which its broad consequences have influenced different political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the world societies such as Iran in the last decade of the 20th century. It cannot be ignored that due to these changes, different aspects of human life, their relations and identities have been affected in the world.The following writing aims to studying the effects of cultural globalization on youth identity that has been doing by survey method.Information has been gathered from 384 with a questionnaire in Isfahan city. The results of this study indicate that there is a strang relationship between globalization process and the prominence of the identity multiple aspects. The changes formed in recognition, value, and exactness of identity with using information and communication technologies, as well as the knowledge and informed choice of individuals will be manifested in the areas like tendency towards consumption, modern objects, and new cultural values.

The spread of English language followed by the globalization phenomenon and the impact of this language on the different aspects of life in the communities such as ours is undoubtedly a fact that needs some deliberation. The general policies of Islamic Republic of Iran, concerning globalization, in cultural field and in national area, shows that "Foreign Language (at the time being "English") must be viewed as an essential skill rather than a factor that threats our national identity". Regarding this policy, the present article aims to distinguish the kind of language management that should be applied by the government against the increasing development of English in our society. Therefore, the use of English should be controlled in such a way that it is considered just as a means for the affairs. In this article, there is an emphasis on the deliberate and precise language policy for using and specially teaching English in the society, taking into account the cultural and Islamic values and on the role of English just as a tool. At the end, taking look at the experiences of some Asian countries, some solutions have been suggested for performing this policy. 

One of the main features of nation- state at modern time is being strong economy under shadow of national state. Economic treatment result in treatment and collapse of political system certainly is threat on part of national identity. Middle East region and being rival and enemy countries for Iran in this area can be external threat Iran national security. As base of 20 years vision Iran in 1404 must been the first place economy of area. This article by introduce of meaning of economic treatment and determine its component and indicators, survey one of strategic elements of recognition threats about national identity. In the base of research model countries with more Economic Growth, justice distribution and economic independency is less treatment so the political system and nation identity are lees exposure of danger. In this paper economic treatment index is introduced and their change between 1995-2000 is calculated. As a getting results Iran's economy of a view justice distribution and economic indecency and total economic treatment is more exposure of threat than Saudi Arabia, turkey and Zionist Regime but in indigenous growth has better situation in compare with Saudi Arabia.