The investigation of the ethnic identity in Iran national curriculum document ( with the emphasis on the teachers and professionals' views)

This research aimed to investigate the possible challenges of the national curriculum for student' ethnic identity. This study used a qualitative approach based on grounded theory with a systematic approach. Data were collected by semi deep interview. Selection of the participants was purposive and attempted to apply the rules of maximum variety and saturation points. Samples were selected according to the nature and characteristics of the participants based on the snowball method. The interview was conducted with teachers who have teaching experience in rural areas and curriculum experts and sociologists. Interview were analyzed based on grounded theory and the open and axial coding methods were used. In the open coding the concepts were related to each other and the initial categories were determined, and in the axial coding central categories were achieved by continuous comparison of the raw data. The analysis of teachers' interview revealed the final political-educational strategies of the education, and the analysis of the experts' interview revealed the Multi-authored policy of the main category.