Explaining Barriers of Acceptance and Implementation of Innovation in Farhangian University Curriculum
Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning
sohrab najafi
1
(PhD Student of curriculum Planning Department, Bu Ali sina University, Hamedan, Iran.)
Yahya Maroofi
2
(Department of Educational Sciences, Bu Ali sina University, Hamedan, Iran.)
Keywords: Curriculum, barriers, innovation, Acceptance and Implementation of Innovation, Farhangian University,
Abstract :
Global experiences suggest that the success of innovative programs is not limited to its design and development, but the successful adoption and implementation requires the participation, collaboration, acceptance and dissemination by stakeholders in the implementation phase of programs that Farhangian University and its curriculum are not excluded.The purpose this research was explaining barriers of the acceptance and implementation of innovation in Farhangian University curriculum. The population of the study consisted of experts in the field of teacher education and curriculum with at least one article or textbook on teacher education and the sample consisted of 14 participants, selected by purposeful sampling method and based on theoretical saturation rule. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a quantitative approach. Using thematic analysis, 1 overarching theme, 7 organizing theme, and 27 basic theme were identified as the main barriers of acceptance and implementation of innovation in Farhangian University curriculum. The barriers of cultural, power, social, individual, executive, organizational, and trans-organization are the most important obstacles to the acceptance of innovation in the curriculum of Farhangian University. Finally, suggestions were made to increase the level of acceptance and reduce the resistance to innovation in Farhangian university curriculum.
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