Iranian Journal of Curriculum Studies

Iranian Journal of Curriculum Studies

A Philosophy Curriculum Model for Children with the Orientation of Multicultural Education in Elementary School

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
wirya nawrozi 1
Yousef Adib 2
jahangir yari 3
rahim badri 4
1 Phd
2 Faculty member of Tabriz University
3 Assistant Professor and Scientific Membership of Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch, Department of Management, Tabriz, Iran..
4 Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
10.22034/jcs.2023.179283
Abstract
This study was conducted with the aim of designing and validating a philosophy curriculum model for children with the orientation of multicultural education in elementary school. The research approach was qualitative. In the integrated design stage, synthesis research and interviews were used, and in the validation stage, CVR was used. In the synthesis research based on Roberts' six-step model and according to the inclusion criteria, 49 scientific documents published from 2007 to 2022 were selected for thematic analysis and 8 education specialists were also interviewed based on criterion-based sampling. The findings were based on the ten elements of the Akker, including 24 main themes and 50 sub-themes, and the main themes are: logic: why, what and philosophizing multiculturalism; goals: human-centered, minority-centered and pluralistic; content: features and organization; learning activities: in line with thinking and living peacefully; the role of the teacher: characteristics, importance and method of the teacher; materials and resources: written, oral, media and physical, grouping; how to group; location: structure; time: characteristic and evaluation and measurement: what it is, focus, evaluation method and evaluator. The evaluation of experts regarding the validity of the designed model indicates confirms the model acceptability.
Keywords
Multicultural education
philosophy for children curriculum
elementary school

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 22 April 2023
  • Revise Date 26 August 2023
  • Accept Date 10 July 2023