A Study on the Content of Education for Consolidating a Strong Sense of Community for the Chinese Nation in the Unified Chinese Textbooks for Grades Three and Four

Key Points

• This research investigates how national identity themes are integrated into Chinese language textbooks for grades three and four.
• Content analysis of textbooks for grades three and four
• Examination of core themes related to national identity
• Identification of distribution patterns in text, supplementary reading, and columns
• The theme of 'identification with Chinese culture' is the most widespread
• 'Identification with the great motherland' follows closely
• Themes of 'identification with the Chinese nation' and 'identification with the Communist Party' are presented indirectly and permeatively
• Multiple identity themes are interconnected within the texts, suggesting an organic value system

Abstract