Presenting a guidance pattern of curriculum development based on the study of the level of awareness of faculty members about major factors of curriculum planning in Islamic Azad University (Kerman branch)

The purpose of the study was to develop and present a guidance pattern of curriculum development based on the awareness of faculty members about major factors of curriculum planning in Islamic Azad University (Kerman branch). Statistical population for this field research was all 226 faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Kerman. A sample population of 144 faculty members was chosen through simple random sampling method. The instrument for gathering data was researcher questionnaire، used after determining its validity and reliability (validity 0. 91 and reliability 0. 96). By using SPSS software، frequency tables as well as chi-square test were used to analyze data. Research findings suggest that theamount of awareness of faculty members about needs assessment، the method of choosing educational goals، the method of choosing content، the method of organizing content، the method of presenting content، adapting the time of presentation، using educational technology and evaluation method is in an average range، but the amount of awareness about the process of curriculum development in terms of patterns and hypotheses of syllabus is in an undesired and low range. So by the purpose of promoting the insight and the skill of faculty members towards the process of arranging syllabus and by emphasizing factors affecting different decisions in this context، the guide pattern of curriculum development for faculty members has been presented as step by step stages and description of these stages.