Iranian Journal of Curriculum Studies

Iranian Journal of Curriculum Studies

Validating the Characteristics of Green Curriculum Elements in the in elementary Education

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
meimanat abedini baltork 1
samad izadi 2
atefah farahmand 3
1 Associate Professor and faculty member, Phd in Curriculum Studies, Department of Education,University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
2 دانشیار دانشگاه مازندران
3 M.Sc. student in Curriculum Studies, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
10.22034/jcs.2026.461586.2283
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to validate the characteristics of green curriculum elements in the elementary education. The present research approach combines a sequential exploratory type. and the research method in the qualitative phase as a case study and the participants were 20 curriculum development experts, environmental activists nationwide, and biology teachers Mazandaran province selected by purposive sampling, The Research method in the quantitative phase was descriptive-survey and the statistical community include 38101 primary teachers of Mazandaran province in 2024-2025, who were selected according to Morgan sampling table 380 people. The results showed that based on the themes identified in the areas of water, air, climate, biodiversity, natural ecosystems, waste, soil, energy, teacher and student characteristics, teaching methods, space, educational resources, and evaluation, and based on the values of the TLI and CFI indices, the model was at a desirable level, so the model had a good fit with the data. Based on the results, it is suggested that the green curriculum be defined as a textbook in schools according to age group.
Keywords
Curriculum
Green Curriculum
Environment
Scale

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 09 July 2025
  • Revise Date 07 November 2025
  • Accept Date 04 January 2026