legal literacy education curriculum in secondary schooling system of Islamic republic of Iran: a qualitative approach

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

Kamal Mohammadzadeh ¹ , Rahmatallah Marzooghi ² , Mohammad Hadi Sadeghi ³ , Mehdi Mohammadi ⁴ , Mohammad Hassan Karimi ⁵

1 - curriculum PhD of Shiraz University, Fars, Iran.
2 - Professor of Department, Educational Planning and Administration, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor, Law & Political faculty, Shiraz University, Fars, Iran.
4 - Associate Professor, Educational faculty, Shiraz University, Fars, Iran.
5 - Associate Professor, Educational faculty, Shiraz University, Fars, Iran.

Received: 2016-07-16 Accepted : 2019-11-11 Published : 2019-12-22

Keywords: Secondary Schooling, Curriculum, legal literacy,

Abstract :

This aim of study was to develop a curriculum framework for legal literacy education in secondary schooling system. Research approach was a qualitative case study method. Analytical approach of the study was based on the re-contextualization technique. research participants were 15 judges, lawyers, Law and curriculum specialists which selected by a purposeful sampling and Criterion-based method. Criterion for participants adequacy was theoretical saturation. Research tool for qualitative data gathering was a semi-structured deep interview. Validation of qualitative data was studied through credibility and reliability by applying triangulation technique. Whith regard to qualitative method of research,thematic analysis method was applied and thematic network of the legal education curriculum framework based on basic, organizing and global themes,by using N-Vivo software was formed. Findings showed that there are nine organizing themes in nine curriculum components (goals,content, learning activity,materials, teaching-learning strategy,time, space, grouping and evaluation) and 31 basic themes that should be considered in the curriculum framework of legal literacy education in the secondary schooling level.

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