Patterns of Cultural Identity Included in History Textbooks in Jordan

Saleh  Rawadieh

doi:10.35516/hum.v49i2.1819

Authors

Saleh Rawadieh Qatar University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v49i2.1819

Keywords:

Cultural identity, History textbooks, Jordan

Abstract

This study aims to identify the patterns of cultural identity included in Jordanian history textbooks used in (2019-2020). A content analysis instrument (IPM) was built with (4) identity patterns and (15) experiences that contribute to forming this identity. The “theme unit” was employed for analysis purposes. The results showed that the experiences forming the cultural identity were distributed as follows: Jordanian national identity (35.3%), religious identity (28.1%), human identity (18.4%) and Arabic national identity (18.2%). In addition, there were no significant differences between the percentages of the experiences forming cultural identity included in the textbooks and those suggested by specialists.

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