Identifying the principles governing the experimental science curriculum based on actor-network theory based on the meta- Synthesis approach

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

hosein lotfi ¹ , mohamadreza emamjome ² , gholamali ahmady ³ , alireza assareh ⁴ , javad hatami ⁵

1 - PhD Student, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Shahid Rajaei University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Shahid Rajaei University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Shahid Rajaei University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Professor, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Shahid Rajaei University, Tehran, Iran
5 - Professor, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-11-16 Accepted : 2022-02-05 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: network learning environment, meta-combined approach, experimental science curriculum, Actor-network theory,

Abstract :

The aim of this study is to identify the principles governing the experimental science curriculum based on actor-network theory based on the meta-combined approach. Data were collected based on a hyper-combined qualitative research design using the seven Sandlowski and Barros steps. The statistical population of the study includes all articles and journals related to the subject in valid databases in the period 2005 to 2020. The search result was 99 articles, which were evaluated using the Critical Assessment Skills Program to evaluate the quality of the selected articles. Based on this evaluation, 11 articles were selected for data analysis. In order to measure the reliability and quality control of the present study, the kappa method was used. The kappa coefficient calculated by SPSS software was equal to 0.94, which is at the level of excellent agreement. Finally, the principles governing the actor-network curriculum include, generalized symmetry, the principle of heterogeneity and multiplicity, the principle of free analysis, the principle of correlation The principle of networking of learning 

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