Gender in Islamic Education Textbooks for the Higher Primary Stage in Jordan---An Analytical Study

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate gender in Islamic education books for the higher preliminary stage, in the eighth, nineth, and tenth grades, and in order to achieve the objectives of the study, a content analysis card for these books was developed, and after making sure of their psychometric properties (truthfulness and consistency), they were applied to these books, the results showed that the education books The Islamic education handled various personalities such as: The Prophets, wives of the Prophet and his Companions, in addition to a number of scientists. The results also showed that there is a great variance in the genders mentioned in these books and in favor of males, and in light of the results the study recommended the necessity of a balanced distribution of the gender in these books.