Skill competencies graduates of doctoral curriculum; the point of view of experts and curriculum specialists

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

somaye shahtalebi ¹ , محمدجواد لیاقت دار ² , فریدون شریفیان ³

1 - دانشگاه اصفهان
2 - دانشگاه اصفهان
3 - دانشگاه اصفهان

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2017-02-19

Keywords: Curriculum planning, doctoral graduates, Ability to develop discipline, curriculum planning capabilities, Research capabilities, Skill Competency,

Abstract :

Today, university must train graduates that they are to be able the skills to act professionally at the age of learning. Therefore the Purpose of this study is "Identify the skills needed by graduates of the doctoral curriculum", So used method is qualitative method, a kind of descriptive phenomenology and participants include experts and professors of curriculum.The sampling method was based on Purposive sampling and continued up to information saturation. At the end, the number of participants reached to eighteen person and data was collected by using profound interview. For data analysis, content analysis method was used that the resultant findings included major Three component that include: 1) Curriculum planning abilities (including 8sub-components), 2) The ability to develop field (5sub-components) and 3) Research abilities (including 9sub-component).According to results Ph.D. graduates must have taken these skills, of the course Curriculum planning.

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