The Effect of the Curriculum on the Formation of National Identity (Meta-Analysis Studies)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to review and meta-analyze research related to national identity and curriculum. Considering that strengthening national identity in students is one of the important educational goals, many researches have investigated this; Therefore, the present article aims to analyze and evaluate the most important research in this field with a descriptive meta-analysis method. The results of this research have been published in educational journals and media, and most of the methods used in this research are of the content analysis type, and textbooks have been used as the population and statistical sample of the research. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the educational system and curriculum are not effective in shaping national identity in students. However, the solutions provided in the mentioned researches are weak and most of the researches have presented the results of not paying balanced attention to "or not paying enough attention to the components of national identity in the curriculum". Finally, it seems that the researches in this field need "the components of national identity in the curriculum to be revised from the methodological dimension as well as the processing of the issues."