Presenting a curriculum model based on paying attention to all subcultures in the curriculum system of the first year of high school in Iran

Rouhi, A., Nateghi, F., Azizi, N. and Jalalvandi, M. (2023) Presenting a curriculum model based on paying attention to all subcultures in the curriculum system of the first year of high school in Iran. Iranian Political Sociology Journal, 5(11), pp. 6607-6625. (doi: 10.30510/PSI.2022.354409.3801)

Abstract

This research has a dual purpose. First, the investigation of the current situation of paying attention to the components related to subcultures in the two elements of goals and content of the Iranian curriculum, and secondly, the design and validation of the model based on the perspective of the curriculum experts, in which it becomes the desired situation. The current research is applied as a goal and it is investigated and answered the research questions by using a combination of exploratory research methods. Since the nature of the research requires examining and analyzing the views, experiences and opinions of experts in the field of multicultural education, the phenomenological method was used. The research community included all the specialists in the field of multicultural education curriculum in universities, and in order to sample them, the purposeful sampling method based on snowball was used. Also, to collect information in the first question, the method of analyzing and reviewing related books was used, and in the second and fourth questions, the interview approach was used. In the findings section, the results obtained in the first question showed that attention to ethnic groups and cultures has the lowest place in the curriculum of the first year of secondary school. In the second question, all academic experts and professors acknowledged the importance of paying attention to subcultures in the curriculum. In this context, they expressed their views regarding the inclusion of educational goals, topics and content of the curriculum based on Iranian ethnicities and cultures as two elements of the program. They expressed a lesson, and based on their views, a model was designed for more attention and precision to this matter, which was recognized from the point of view of reliable experts.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Curriculum planning, subcultures, first year of high school, phenomenology.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Azizi, Professor Nematollah
• Authors: Rouhi, A., Nateghi, F., Azizi, N., and Jalalvandi, M.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Research Group: ELP
• Journal Name: Iranian Political Sociology Journal
• Journal Abbr.: IPSJ
• Publisher: Iranian Association for Political Sociology
• ISSN: 2676-6663
• ISSN (Online): 2676-6671