The amount of observance the scientific principles in codification the goals of curriculum in Graduate Studies (Case Study: Isfahan University)

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

mohammad rahmanpoor ¹ , mirghasem hosayni ² , ahmanreza nasr esfahani ³

1 - 2دانشجوی دکتری برنامه ریزی درسی دانشگاه اصفهان و مدرس دانشگاه پیام نور مراکز مریوان و سروآباد
2 - 1کارشناس ارشد علوم تربیتی
3 - 3استاد گروه علوم تربیتی دانشگاه اصفهان

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

Keywords: Curriculum, graduate studies, Higher Education, goals,

Abstract :

The present study has been done with the aim of studying the amount of observance the scientific principles in codification the goals of curriculum in graduate studies at the Isfahan University. This qualitative study was conducted as a case study. Its statistical society is all the members of Isfahan University faculty. 35 people were chosen by purposive sampling method as desired cases. The Research tool was semi-structured interviews. Data from the interview was analyzed by using categorization analysis. The results showed that to codifying goals the needs assessment has not been done, but more emphasis was on specialists views (Knowledge) also community needs, students' and other stakeholders' needs in higher education has not received enough attention. The Goals of curriculam was largely satisfactory at the level of knowledge, but producting knowledge has been least. Knowledge distributing (provide services) in goals was not satisfactory because community needs are not specified exactly. Entrepreneurship level in goals of curriculum has not been enough attended especially about its infrastructure and skills which needed to create entrepreneurship capacity building among students so the functions were weak in this scop.

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