The Extent to Which the Islamic Education books Include the Needs of Second Cycle Basic Education Students in the Sultanate of Oman "This article is extracted from an unpublished Master’s thesis by the first author"

Abstract

The research aims to identify the extent to which the Islamic education books include the needs of the students of the second cycle basic education in the Sultanate of Oman. In order to achieve this objective, the research adopts the descriptive and analytical methodology. Additionally, a content analysis card has been created as a research tool. After ascertaining their validity and reliability, 42 needs have been found on the basis of the following four axes: physical, psychological, mental and social needs. The research concluded that the axis of psychological needs occupied the first rank, followed by the axis of social needs, then the axis of mental needs, while the axis of physical needs came in the last rank in terms of degree of inclusion. The seventh-grade book ranked first among the grades of the stage in the students' needs, while the least of them included the fifth-grade book. In the light of the results reached, the research recommended that the balance of students' needs in the content of Islamic education textbooks should be considered in the second cycle of basic education. Keywords: Islamic Education Books, the second cycle of basic education, the needs of students