بررسي منابع درسي تحولات سياسي- اجتماعي ايران ( 1 و 2 )

A Study of Reference Works on Political and Social History in Contemporary Iran (I, II)

The author has attempted in this article to have a glance on the texts about political and social history in contemporary Iran. They form a part of the material taught in political courses in Iranian universities. The author gives his perception about the problem and weak points of the texts. The texts are divided into two parts: Those written primarily as textbooks, and those written for other purposes, but used as textbooks. Some elements are considered as the necessary features of these textbooks: To be published as a book, to fulfill the conditions considered by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology in Iran, to be free from bias, and so on. The textbooks examined are those used by university professors. The research method of the article is descriptive and analytical.