Conceptualizing of workplace curriculum discourses; Neglected or emerging discourse

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

hooman doosti hajiabadi ¹ , korush fathi vajargah ² , abasalt khorasani ³

1 - PhD student of Curriculum planning, Shahid beheshti University,
2 - Professor at Education department, Shahid beheshti University,
3 - Associate Professor at Education department, Shahid beheshti University

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2017-05-22

Keywords: workplace learning (WPL), Workplace curriculum (WPC), Discourse,

Abstract :

The present study has been done with aim to conceptualization of workplace curriculum as a neglected or emerging discourse. The research method that used in this study was a one of the qualitative method as a descriptive Phenomenology study. Workplace curriculum is a phenomenon that dependent on context, content and organizational maturity. Workplace curriculum includes a set of topics that must was an interpretation and descripted in terms of different contexts. Because in the process of discourse production some of the discourses was a banned or suppressed and others are accepted. Difference in context, arena and certain discourses, would shaped, transformation and even metamorphosis in workplace curriculum discourses. What is evident in this process, is the existing of workplace curriculum as a neglected discourse that beyond any discourse, existing another discourse

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