دور مناهج الدراسات الاجتماعية بالمرحلة الثانوية في التربية السياسية بالمملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract EN

This study was conducted to identify the role of social studies textbooks and teachers in political education at the secondary level in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Using the descriptive method, the researcher designed a questionnaire of 35 items classified into 3 main axes: a) inclusion of political education in social studies textbooks, b) teachers’ role in providing students with political knowledge and c) teachers’ role in developing and shaping students’ political practices.

The questionnaire was administered to a sample of 63 geography and history teachers (males and females).

The results revealed moderate inclusion of political education in social studies textbooks.

Teachers seem to largely contribute to students’ political knowledge, but almost hardly contribute to developing and/or shaping students’ political practices.

Also, the results showed statistically significant differences in the respondents’ answers in the second and third axes, which can be attributed to the gender variable in favor of female teachers.

However, there were no statistically significant differences due to the area of specialization variable.