Explaining the Contextual Conditions for Promotion of Curriculum Planning Culture in Iran's Universities and Higher Education Institutions
Subject Areas : Educationhosein mohsenpour kebriya 1 , کورش fathi 2 , محبوبه Arefi 3 , اباصلت Khorasani 4
1 - Ph.D. Student of Schedule of Curriculum of Shahid Beheshti University; Tehran, Jalal AleAhmad, Nasr, The office of the veteransm, P.O.Box: 14115-111
2 - استاد دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران
3 - دانشیار دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران
4 - دانشیار دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران
Keywords: higher education, the culture of curriculum development, contextual conditions,
Abstract :
Curriculum development is considered as a basic tool for higher education system in order to achieve its goals. To do so, promoting the culture of curriculum development and providing a suitable ground for it, is very crucial for higher education principals. The present study aims to explain the contextual conditions in terms of promoting the culture of curriculum development in universities and higher education institutions. A qualitative method as well as grounded theory approach was considered for this study. 29 deep interviews with specialistsand experts in the area of higher education were conducted to reach saturation. Findings showed that the most important and necessary contextual conditions for promoting the culture of curriculum development include: political, economic, managerial, cultural and scientific conditions. In sum, the results of the study showed that contextual conditions are important factors in promoting and qualifying the culture of curriculum development in higher education. Therefore, suitable planning and managerial functions must be done by higher education principals and officials.
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