National identity in second-generation curricula An analytical study of the content of the civil education book for the third year of primary education – model

Abstract

This study aims to find out about the availability and the order of national identity in light
of the educational reforms for the second generation included in the book of “civic
education” for the third grade of the primary education.
The study found that the book of “civic education” for the third grade of the primary
education under the second generation curriculum did not take the dimensions of national
identity in a balanced and equal way as it focused on the national dimension by addressing
topics related to Algerian society, Algerian customs and traditions and historical events, and
that emphasizes the historical identity and the consolidation and support of the local and
national cultural heritage that characterizes the Algerian society, which helps the student to
create a more realistic image in his mind on some of the elements of Algerian identity.