Designing and compiling a model for reviewing higher education curriculum in the doctoral program

The purpose of this study was to design and develop a model to review the curriculum of higher education in the doctoral program.

For this purpose, qualitative research and content analysis method have been used. A semi-structured interview was used to collect data. The statistical population of the research was curriculum experts and experienced people in this field, from which 15 people were purposefully selected as research participants by chain method. The number of participants was based on the researcher's information saturation.

 The results of the research in the section of important elements in the review of curricula include 6 main themes, namely policies, objectives, content, teaching-learning methods, evaluation methods and the type of course presentation.

The results indicate that the main components of the curriculum review model include 5 main themes, namely attention to the process-oriented curriculum review, comprehensiveness in curriculum review, engaging stakeholders, avoiding centralism and emphasizing the role Evaluation in The curriculum review process.