شرايط و زمينه هاي مشاركت اعضاي هيات علمي در فرايند برنامه ريزي درسي دانشگاهي

The Conditions and Bases of Academic Staffs9 Participation in the Collegiate Curriculum Development Process

T his paper aims to review the possibility of academic staffsʹ participation in the collegiate curriculum development process. Indeed the paper is about to clarify that to what extent academic staffs are participating in the process of collegiate curriculum development. In the light of this main question, there are some other relevant issues which need to be discussed. These agenda include current views about participation, bases, necessary resources and ways of participation, positive and negative outcomes of participation and possible participation obstacles. As a descriptive survey, a questionnaire was used for collecting required data which consisted of 62 closed items. The findings revealed that lecturers are aware of and accept all concepts and issues related to participation except its negative outcomes. Additional findings of the paper show that while the participantsʹ sex affects positive outcomes of participation, the place of their graduation has a positive impact on participationʹs bases, ways and obstacles. It is also confirmed that the staffsʹ academic position and their teaching experiences have affected the bases of participation.