Design a Native Preschool Curriculum Pattern: A Comparative Study of World Patterns

Abstract

Background and Objectives: The results of studies related to preschool education show that this course is very important for the overall development of the child. Due to the necessity of developing a native model for this course, by comparative study of romantic, humanistic, Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia, imagination and green patterns, the categories that make up the curriculum model in educational ideals, materials and educational activities, child-teacher interaction methods, space architecture and Environmental features and feedback methods were identified in order to design and validate the native curriculum model.

Methods: To answer the questions, the researcher used the methods of comparative comparative study, inductive content analysis and focus group to design the model. In the method of comparative study of written sources related to the research topic in the form of books, articles and upstream documents valid in Persian and English, 260 titles were selected and after the four stages of boarding, by inductive content analysis with the opinion of design experts and its validation. It was done by focal group method.

Findings: The template using ATLAS.ti software designs and ideals with 87.5%, materials with 87%, interaction methods with 90.5%, space architecture with 90.1% and feedback methods with 92.17% have the necessary internal validity. In total, the model had the necessary internal validity with 90.43%.

Conclusion: : Waldorf, Reggio Emilia and imagination the most and romantic least matching in ideals, Waldorf and imagination the most and romantic least matching in material, Reggio Emilia and green the most and romantic least matching in methods of interaction, all approaches to romance and humanism , Reggio Emilia and Green had the most, and Romantic and Humanistic had the least similarity in native pattern feedback methods.