Qualitative Research in Curriculum

A Comparison between the Document of Islamic Republic of Iran’s National Curriculum and the part of Curriculum in the Theoretical Basis of Fundamental Development of Public- Formal Education System of Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Nader Salsabili

Head of Department of Curriculum Planning Foundations

https://doi.org/10.22054/qric.2018.17073.109
Abstract
Abstract
In this research the purpose has been focused on the review and comparison of the National Curriculum Document of Islamic Republic of Iran regard the criteria extracted from Sub-System of Curriculum in the Theoretical Basis of Fundamental Development of Public- Formal Education System of Islamic Republic of Iran Document. The research goal has been recognition of differences and contradictions between these two documents and the lacks of the National Curriculum Document regard the Sub-System of Curriculum in the Theoretical Basis of Fundamental Development of Public- Formal Education System. The research method and its nature is evaluative and besides an practical inquiry. The research approach is mainly qualitative in form of deductive inference on the base of document analysis in this evaluative inquiry. The National Curriculum Document analysis and comparing it with Theoretical Basis Document, has been done on the base of the criteria extracted from it, including six related components. The related components in comparing and evaluating the National Curriculum Document are: 1-curriculum elements especially the objectives, 2-National Curriculum conceptions, 3- The necessities, backgrounds and conditions of acceptance, 4- structural and implementing characteristics, 5- attention to school based curriculum development and innovative practices, 6- attention to curriculum orientations. This evaluative inquiry and comparison has responded to the three research question.

Keywords

National Curriculum Document
Sub-System of Curriculum
Theoretical Basis of Fundamental Development of Public- Formal Education System of Islamic Republic of Iran Document
curriculum orientations
Qualitative Research in Curriculum
Volume 2, Issue 5
Spring 2016
Pages 107-141

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