Examining the Cultural Elements in the 5th and 6th Grade Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge Textbooks

Authors : Seher ŞİRİN, Nurdan ŞİMŞEK

Pages : 79-88

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Publication Date : 2023-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Education is the most important element in transferring culture to children and young people and gaining cultural identity. For this reason, curricula and textbooks has gained importance. For accurate and powerful transfer of culture; it is possible with the curriculum that deals with cultural elements in the best way and with the textbooks prepared for this purpose. The Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge course, which is obligatory in formal education institutions in Turkey as well, plays an important role in reach the next generation and adopting the culture to the next generation. In this study, it is aimed to determine the language, religion, tradition-custom and art culture elements in the 5th and 6th grade religious culture and moral knowledge textbooks. This descriptive research aims to evaluate the cultural elements in the primary education religious culture and moral knowledge textbooks insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5th and 6th grade);. Research data were collected through document analysis, one of the qualitative research methods. As a result of the research, it is seen that while idioms are included in the religious culture and moral knowledge books, proverbs are not included enough, traditions and customs such as feasting, hospitality, birth, death, naming, and cultural elements related to architecture, music, literature and painting are also included.
Keywords : culture, cultural elements, cultural transfer, religious culture, textbook