A new approach to children's education quarterly

A new approach to children's education quarterly

Decentralization through school-based curriculum in Iran's educational system

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Shahram Ranjdoust 1
nasrin pakdoust 2
1 Associate Professor Department of curriculum planinng,Marand branch,Islamic Azad University,Marand,Iran.
2 azad university-marand- curriculom
10.22034/naes.2024.437061.1369
Abstract
The Iranian education system in general and the curriculum system in general is governed by a centralized decision-making process . Decentralization is one of the important issues of education in the present era with different views in this field in the Iranian educational system . Some believe that the centralized design of the curriculum cannot It responds to needs changes and points to shortcomings, so there needs to be a curriculum in place where teachers play a more important role. School-based curriculum is based on the fact that the best place to design a curriculum is where the teacher and student interact the most. So this kind of curriculum is better than the common centralized curriculum that considers teachers to be merely course administrators and students believe that learning is more relevant to their needs, the curriculum is flexible, and emerging issues are well integrated into the curriculum. In this paper, the aim of achieving the fundamental transformation document indicators in achieving school-centered achievement as a key element of this document and based on Studies carried out at home and abroad, the role of school-based curriculum in decentralizing curriculum design is investigated and suggestions are presented to achieve this element.
Keywords
: Decentralization
School-Based Curriculum Design
Iranian Educational System

Subjects

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A new approach to children's education quarterly
Volume 5, Issue 4 - Serial Number 18
Spring 2024
Pages 132-138

  • Receive Date 21 January 2024
  • Accept Date 25 March 2024
  • First Publish Date 25 March 2024
  • Publish Date 20 March 2024