The Extent to Which the Role of Women is included in the Development of Society in the National and Civic Education Textbooks

Abstract

This study aimed to reveal the extent to which the role of women has been included in the development of society in the national and civic education textbooks for the higher basic stage from the viewpoint of teachers in Al-Salt. The study population consisted of (115) public school teachers of the Directorate of Education of Al- Salt in AL- Balqa Governorate, and those who study the subject of national and civic education for the higher basic stage in the first semester of the academic year 2019/2020. The study concluded that there is a moderate degree of inclusion of the role of women in community development in the national and civic education textbooks for the higher basic stage from the teachers’ point of view, where the overall average of the answers was (2.97) in general. As for the dimensions, it was found that they all came with an average degree as well. The results showed that there are no statistically significant differences at the level of (α = 0.05) in the responses by the study sample individuals towards the extent to which the role of women is included in the development of society and the degree of addressing the difficulties that women face in order to exercise their role in development of society in the national and civic education textbooks for the higher basic stage from the teachers' point of view.