The study of prevailing curriculum approach of Shahed University faculty with regards to the nature of specialized courses and their educational level

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

shahrbano amery ¹ , mahdi sobhaninejad ² , akbar rahnama ³

1 - 1کارشناس ارشد برنامه ریزی درسی دانشگاه شاهد، تهران، ایران
2 - 2دانشیار گروه علوم تربیتی دانشگاه شاهد تهران، تهران، ایران
3 - 3 استادیار گروه علوم تربیتی دانشگاه شاهد تهران، تهران، ایران

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2016-04-20

Keywords: adaptation approach, Shahed University faculty, focus approach, differentiation approach, curriculum approach,

Abstract :

The aim of present research was to survey the dominant curriculum approach (Adaptation, development, and Fidility) of Shahed University faculties. The research community was 279 faculties of Shahed University in eight colleges that the 161 sample selected as statistical randomly estimation. The current research is conducted in descriptive-analytical method based on survey research and to collect data, scale of with Saad Shawer perspective as well as researcher-made questionnaire fit. Statistical analysis of data use to indicators such as mean, standard deviations and tests » one sample and independent t test», « F ANOVA, Tuky test, and Friedman«. Face and content validity of the instrument was approved and its reliability by the Cronbach alpha was 0.71 as well. The findings show that the scientific disciplines nature, the applied research extents and also updating training syllabus rate and the training curriculum content of doctoral courses implemented for faculties in their education process influenced on the formation of their using dominant curriculum approach and therefore faculties according to their field specialty and educational level stand in the range of specific observant training syllabus to active (Adaptation), in arena with college classroom curriculum planning(Fidility).

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