Design and Validation of a Curriculum Model based on Entrepreneurial Thinking in High School (Case Study: Secondary Schools in the West of Guilan Province)
Subject Areas :arzhang khooshnoud chalesara 1 , Masoud Emaminezhad 2 , Mozhgan Mohamadi Nainie 3
1 - PhD Student in curriculum planning, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Astara Branch, Islamic Azad University, Astara, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran
Keywords: Design, Validation, Curriculum Model, Entrepreneurial Thinking, Secondary Schools,
Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to design and validate a curriculum model based on entrepreneurial thinking in secondary school (case study: second secondary schools in the west of Gilan province), which was done using a mixed method. The statistical population in the qualitative section includes all entrepreneurship experts, researchers and technical and professional experts and associates of education departments of Gilan province in the academic year of 2022-2023 in the number of 200 people and in the quantitative section it includes all the students and art students of conservatories in Gilan province. There were 1864 people. In the qualitative part, 15 people were selected by purposeful sampling and in the quantitative part, 320 people were selected and included in the study by multi-stage cluster sampling. A semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 128 questions on a five-point Likert scale were used to collect the required data. The data were analyzed using the structural equation modeling method and through SPSS22 and PLS3 software. The results showed that the curriculum model based on entrepreneurial thinking has 3 comprehensive themes, 6 organizing themes and 128 basic themes. Based on the findings of the present research, it is concluded that the mentioned components can be used to design a curriculum model based on entrepreneurial thinking in secondary school.
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