Developing a Self-Management-Based Environmental Curriculum Model in Secondary School: A Qualitative Study

The aim of this research was developing an environmental curriculum pattern based on self-management in secondary school: A qualitative study.

The present study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was qualitative. The research population was curriculum experts of Iran in the field of environmental curriculum based on self-management in 2021 year. The research sample according to the theoretical saturation principle was estimated 15 people who after examining the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling method. To collect data were used from take noting and semi-structured interviews methods which its validity and reliability were confirmed. Finally, data were analyzed by themes analysis method.

The findings showed that environmental curriculum based on self-management in secondary school in the field of objectives element including the organizing themes of critical thinking skill promotion, constructive thinking promotion, behavioral strategies, environmental knowledge and cognition promotion, environmental culture promotion, internalization of environmental values, ecologic sustainability and natural reward strategies, in the field of content element including the organizing themes of consolidated content, applied content, development of thinking skills, alignment with humanities and ethics sciences, comprehensiveness of content, development of managerial skills and integrated and combined content, in the field of teaching and learning strategies element including the organizing themes of being practical, being interactive and being exploratory and in the field of evaluation element including the organizing themes of being rational, evaluation based on situation, evaluation based on evidence and feedback from evaluation. Finally, based on the organizing and basic themes in the areas of objectives, content, teaching and learning strategies and evaluation, was designed the environmental curriculum pattern based on self-management in secondary school

Experts and planners based on the results of this research can improve the environmental curriculum based on self-management.