Emerging societal digital issues in Islamic studies books in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (An analytical study)
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Developing Islamic study books, emerging societal digital issues, a proposed vision.Abstract
Objectives: The study aims to analyze high school Islamic Studies textbooks in light of emerging digital societal issues in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and to develop a proposed framework for their improvement.
Methods: The study used a descriptive approach based on content analysis. It involved creating a list of emerging digital societal issues and a content analysis card to analyze the high school Islamic Studies textbooks accordingly, in order to develop a proposed framework for their improvement.
Results: The study identified 30 emerging digital societal issues with a total of 254 indicators. The analysis of the high school Islamic Studies textbooks revealed 119 repetitions of these indicators across different grades: 55 repetitions in first-grade textbooks, 23 in second-grade textbooks, and 41 in third-grade textbooks. These repetitions were linked to 11 issues and 18 indicators, constituting a very low percentage of 7.08%. Based on these results, a proposed framework for improvement was developed.
Conclusions: The study found a low level of inclusion of emerging digital societal issues in Islamic Studies textbooks. A proposed framework for their development was created based on the analysis results. The study recommended addressing the emerging digital societal issues within the high school Islamic Studies textbooks according to the proposed framework. This aims to equip learners with the relevant knowledge and skills that benefit individuals and society, foster positive attitudes towards the advantages of digital issues, and develop negative attitudes towards their disadvantages.
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Accepted 2024-08-28
Published 2025-05-01


