Identification of Curriculum Elements Based on Sustainable Development in Higher Education (Case Study: Farhangian University)
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Farhangian University, higher education, sustainable development, curriculum elementsAbstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying curriculum elements based on sustainable development in higher education (case study: Farhangian University). In terms of purpose, this research is applied, and regarding the type of data, it is qualitative; for data collection, content analysis of interviews was used. The participants in the study included theoretical and practical experts who, based on the principle of theoretical saturation and using purposeful sampling, were selected as a sample of 20 experts. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The validity and reliability of the measurement instrument were confirmed. The data analysis method was thematic analysis based on the approach of Braun and Clarke (2006) using MaxQDA-V2018 software. The findings indicated that the curriculum elements of higher education for sustainable development include: objectives (educational, research, cultural, social), content (key topics, key concepts, key skills), teaching methods (active teaching, project-based teaching, interdisciplinary teaching, technology-based teaching), and assessment methods (continuous, project-based, practical, self-assessment, and peer assessment). Finally, based on the identified curriculum elements for sustainable development in Farhangian University, a model was proposed, and its validity was examined by the participants. The results indicated that the proposed model had acceptable validity.
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