Analysis of the Null Curriculum

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

Mahmood Safari ¹ , Nade Gholi Ghourchian ²

1 - 1Ph.D Student in educational management, Oloom Tahghighat Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Professor, Department educational management, Oloom Tahghighat Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2014-12-30 Accepted : 2017-09-06 Published : 2017-11-22

Keywords: Curriculum, Null Curriculum, Null,

Abstract :

Curriculum design is one of the main parts of the process of teaching and learning in education. In fact, the null curriculum refers to the deleted and ignored parts of a curriculum. In this study, we tried to analyze the null curriculum and identify the factors that led to the null curriculum at schools. The null curriculum occurs in three levels: Some parts of the content of textbooks are deleted or added by policy makers, writers or politicians, due to the mismatch between the needs of students and society. Some parts of the content of the curriculum are neglected by staff and teachers in schools. Finally, some parts of the content of textbooks are omitted by the students that not connected with their real life. The main objective of this research is to provide a theoretical perspective on the three levels of the null curriculum based on governing system in society, schools and students. Finally, we propose some solutions to prevent of null content in the planning or execution of curriculum.

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