Challenges in high school curriculum development within 1375-1385

Subject Areas : Educational Science

ebrahim miyanji ¹ (عضو هیات علمی مربی آموزشی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شیروان)

Received: 2015-12-28 Accepted : 2015-12-28 Published : 2010-12-22

Keywords: challenges, high school, educational planning, management instability,

Abstract :

The present study aims at identifying the challenges in high school curriculum development within 1375-1385 under two major categories: human  related variables and non-human   variables. The latter include management instability, lack of curriculum experts, an increasing demand for education, lack of coordination in administration, centralized policy making, lack of continuous evaluation, lack of access to information on the part of planners. The former include inappropriate schedule, ineffective budget planning, and inadequate facilities. Data gathering instrument was a researcher-made instrument. The statistica population included all heads of education department, curriculum developers, university professors who were Ph.D. holders with at least 20 years of experience. A sample of 90 was selected. The reliability of the instrument was determined to be 0.96.   Based on the results, it is recommended that strategic management be given attention. Social and economic conditions should also be made more favourable to attract elites. Effective information data bases are also needed.