A comparative study the process of reviewing the universities curricula in Iran and other countries

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

mohammad  Rahmanpour ¹ (Ph.D Student of Studies curriculum Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran)
Ahmad-Reza  Nasr ² (Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran)

Received: 2015-09-12 Accepted : 2017-05-21 Published : 2017-11-22

Keywords: Reviewing, comparative study, Process, Curriculum, University,

Abstract :

Purpose of this research was comparative study the process of reviewing the curricula in various countries and Iran. for the purpose, was selected 6 Universities of the 5 America, Australia, Canada, China and Turkey countries for comparison with the University of Isfahan in Iran by targeted sampling method. The study, by George Brady was performed four-stage comparison process into four stages: describe, interpret, neighborhood and comparison. Campus tool of collecting of data, was check list of data sources in relation to primary curriculum review process was different universities at databases was available on each campus. After collecting and Classification information in different tables, interpreted and analyzed. The results showed that the process of reviewing the various universities have similarities and differences in terms of review levels,work process, and members component. also results indicate that the some of universities had novel aspects in reviewing the academic curricula. These aspects were: attention to personal and professional education of students, and presence of students, experts and specialists outside of the university, and the representative of the library in the review board.

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