This study aimed to investigate the degree of containment of controversial issues at a reading book for the fourth preparatory grade in Iraqi society The study population and its sample consisted of all themes in reading book at the fourth preparatory grade in Iraq, it reaches to (34) theme. To achieve the aims of study the researchers used the descriptive approach in a manner of content analysis and through which describe the subject of analysis.
After conducting the analysis , it showed that the degree of containment of controversial issues at a reading book for the fourth preparatory grade ranged between (% 0.00-50.0%), where the top was for the political field, and in the second rank was the religious field , and in third rank was the social field , and in fourth rank was the cultural field , While did not show any occurrences of the two fields (economic and environmental), which indicates that the degree of containment of controversial issues at a reading book for the fourth preparatory grade was medium . It also showed that there is a difference in the percentages and the repeating in favor of political field in repeating (39) and percentage (50.0%). In light of the study results it came out with several recommendations and suggestions . |
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