Content analysis of SNC 5th grade English textbook: Aspect of moral and social development of students

Abstract

Educational policies as well as documents of curriculum in various countries endorse the social and moral development among learner; as a cross-curriculum aim which is the central goal of educational process. Subjects, like Islamic studies, Languages and Social studies are prerequisite which contributes in Moral as well as Social Development of the pupils. Literature indicated that the textbook plays a vital role in development of Moral and Social values of children. The major aim of current study is to analyze the content related to Moral and Social development in the existing English textbook of Single National Curriculum (SNC) 5th grade published by Punjab Textbook Board (PTBB) to examine its effectiveness. In Qualitative method, Conceptual Content Analysis was used to examine the “Social and Moral Development values” in the existing English textbook of SNC 5th grade. This study focuses on the embedded themes about Social and Moral values in English textbook of 5th grade of Punjab Textbook Board (PTBB), Lahore. The study had to explore possible answers to the following research question: What Moral and Social Development values are included in SNC 5th grade English textbook? Current study concluded that there are twelve main “Moral and Social development values “existing in SNC 5th grade English textbook. On the basis of finding, it is recommended that ‘Social Etiquettes’, ‘Global Concern’, ‘Religious Influence’, ‘Compassion’ and Participatory Citizenship’ values should be adequately incorporated in the content of SNC 5th grade English textbook.