Review of the Orientation of Graduated Students of Curriculum Course to the Curriculum Approaches

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

حسین جعفری ثانی ¹ ( 1دانشیار گروه علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران )
حمیده پاک مهر ² ( 2دانشجوی دکتری تخصصی رشته برنامه درسی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران )
حسن اسلامیان ³ ( 3کارشناس ارشد برنامه درسی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران )

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2013-06-22

Keywords: Curriculum, curriculum approach, Technical approach, Non-technical approach,

Abstract :

This study was conducted with the aim of the investigation of curriculum approaches among the graduate students in curriculum course. The research method regarding to the purpose was practical as a descriptive survey. The statistical population was included all of the 51 students of curriculum course (MA and PhD students) in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad at 2010-11. All students completed the Ornstein’s approaches to curriculum questionnaire. This questionnaire was based on the Ornstein curriculum approaches (behavioral, systematic, managerial, scientific, humanism and neo-conceptualism) in the form of 30 questions with a four-item Likert scale. The data were analyzed by using the descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (one-track and multi-track ANOVA). The results showed that: 1- The dominant approach for the studied students was the humanism approach and the lowest average was behavioral approach and the student's trend to non-technical approach. 2- There was no significant difference between male and female students in technical and non-technical approaches (p > 0.05). 3- There was no significant difference between technical and non-technical approaches in grade (p > 0.05). 4- There was no significant difference between academic year in technical and non-technical approaches (p > 0.05). Considering that, students in this study were trended to non-technical approach, it was understood that such inference in most of students is challenging with traditional curricula, teaching methods and adapt to the new education policies.