Analysis of Decentralized Curriculum Model in Selected Countries in Order to Provide a Model for Iran's Elementary Education

This research was aimed at designing a decentralized primary education curriculum in Iran. The qualitative research method was a kind of content analysis of deductive categorical system. Designing the elements of the curriculum extracted based on the modeling of the Klein syllabus is performed, considering the difference that Kline divides the elements of the curriculum into nine elements, but the researcher, among the nine elements of Klein, proposed pattern design based on four elements; goals, content, training-learning methods and evaluation. The main objective of the study was to compile all the books and resources written in the field of decentralized curriculum that have been selected through targeted sampling. Due to the large number of the variety of printed and digital resources, only the available resources during 2000-2015 were used. The data and data collection tool were Researcher's workshops and tables made; and tool validity was obtained by the views of the supervisors and consultants and the curriculum experts. After the comments were made, revisions were done and the final frameworks were finalized. In addition, to increase credit and reliability, it was carefully considered. In the qualitative section of 467 extracted commands, 23 main components were obtained and used in the formulation and presentation of a decentralized curriculum model. The present study was presented as a decentralized primary education curriculum model in Iran, moreover, to be considered as effective and useful model bycurriculum planners and the authorities taking steps to delegate more powers to the provinces