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To design the curriculum scopes of life skills for Iranian Higher Education Students’
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Roya Ghavanlou1    , Aliasghar Bayani 2, Hamze Akbari1 , Hasan Saemi1 |
1- Azadshahr unit, Islamic of Iran University
2- Azadshahr unit, Islamic of Iran University , aabayani@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: (2458 Views) |
Introduction: As you know the health of people cause to the development of society and the students are the main parts of society. They are faced to many problems and have to tolerated stress and anxiety in these circumstances. They are exposed to many psychological and social problems. To prevent these injuries, life skills should be included in the curriculum in higher education. The aim of this research is to design the curriculum scopes of life skills for Iranian Higher Education Students’.
Methods: This study is done by qualitative approach and content analysis method. Participants included 15 life skills supervisors and 15 written documents. Targeted sampling was used to select individuals. Data were collected through semi-structured interviewers up to the saturation stage and analyzed with the MAXQDA software in three stages: open, axial and selective coding.
Results: The findings of this study included 157 initial codes, which were finally combined with the initial codes of 57 conceptual codes, 8 axial codes and 5 selective codes. Selection codes “Social Development, Economic Development, Strengthening Advanced Life Skills, Mental Welfare, and Self-Sufficiency” were extracted for the target element.
Conclusions: The findings showed that the objectives of life skills curriculum should be include Social, Economic and Psychological Contexts. |
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| Keywords: Objects, Curriculum, Life Skills, Higher Education |
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Article Type: Qualitative Research |
Subject:
New Approaches to Curriculum Design
Received: 2020/07/3 | Accepted: 2020/10/31 | Published: 2020/10/31
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