Educational Development of Judishapur

Educational Development of Judishapur

Designing a Semi-centralized Curriculum Model Accompanied With National Curriculum in Junior high School in Iran

Authors
Kivan Tiyari
ezatolah nadri
مریم سیف نراقی
Department of Educational Science, Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to provide an optimal model for semi-centralized curriculum in accordance with the national curriculum of the first period of high school in Iran and its evaluation from the perspective of the curriculum experts and related teachers and presentation of recommendations in relation to semi-centralized curriculum to improve the national curriculum. Research methodology, is applied and this study is an evaluative study. The researcher has used "field research" in order to conduct the study. Statistical population studied in this research consists of two groups: (1) 79 people from faculty members and third semester students studying curriculum planning in universities of Tehran, including Kharazmi University, Tarbiat Modarres University, Shahid Beheshti University, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Shahid Rajai University, Tehran University and Islamic Azad University, Research and Sciences Branch 2- first period of high school teachers of Baharestan with job titles including teachers, deputies and assistants with a bachelor's degree, master's degree and Ph.D students who were 466 subjects. In the present study, three hypotheses were tested, all of which were rejected in this study. The data collection tools included a researcher made questionnaire, and this questionnaire consisted of 36 questions. To check the validity of the questionnaire the opinions of advisor and supervisor professors were used who confirmed the face and content validity. In general, Data Analysis showed the sameness of the opinion distribution of the experts (professors and Ph.D students studying curriculum planning) and teachers to use the semi-centralized curriculum model to explain the semi-centralized curriculum component in accordance with National Curriculum of first period of high school in Iran which was at the average level or higher than the average. The results of this study are a strategy to develop decentralization in the national curriculum planning.
Keywords
semi
Centralized Curriculum
Centraliation
Decentralization National Curriculum
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Educational Development of Judishapur
Volume 7, ویژه نامه95
Winter 2016
Pages 66-73