Tourism Management Studies

A Comparative Content Analysis of Social Studies Textbooks in Iranian and Egyptian Elementary Schools in the Academic Year 2024-2025 Based on Tourism Components

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Ali Zare Zardeini 1
alla nazar ali sofi 2
zeinab izadian 1
mohammad javdani 1

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Psychology Education Department, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22054/tms.2025.82601.3003
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to compare tourism content in elementary social studies books of Iran and Egypt. This research was conducted using qualitative content analysis. The population and the statistical sample of the research was the content of all social science textbooks in the elementary levels of two countries, Iran and Egypt. The results showed that a lot of content about tourism is given in the social science textbooks of Egypt, which is not presented in the social science textbooks of Iran. Also, the analysis showed that the content of Iranian books often emphasizes the category of travel; But the purpose of the content of Egyptian books is to attract and earn money through foreign tourists. The results of this research can help curriculum planners to provide the field of tourism growth and development through the revision of textbooks.

Keywords

Curriculum
content analysis
textbook
tourism
Egypt
Subjects
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Tourism Management Studies
Volume 20, Issue 70
Summer 2025
Pages 359-393

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