Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Assistant Professor of Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
2 Ph.D. of Educational Science Department, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
3 Master of Curriculum Planning, Department of Educational Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of internationalizing of educational sciences curriculum in Islamic Azad University. It is applied in terms of purpose and survey in terms of descriptive method. The statistical population consisted of 101 faculty members of educational sciences department of the Islamic Azad University in the cities of Tehran and Karaj. Due to the limited number of the population, all individuals were considered as a sample. The data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire with 70 questions that has 13 dimensions (new technologies, research, curriculum design, educational resources and content, teaching methods, evaluation, communication language, financial resources, human resources, international cooperation, cultural compatibility, an approach to internationalization of the curriculum and organization and executive management). Content and face validity were confirmed using 5 subject matter experts’ opinions and the reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.97. Findings show that the internationalization of educational science curriculum in Azad University faces many problems in all dimensions and requires structural, institutional and educational solutions that can be partially solved by observing standards and providing various infrastructure and equipment.
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