ضرورت و راه كارهاي بهبود برنامه ي درسي دروس عمومي دوره ي كارشناسي از ديدگاه دانشجويان و اعضاي هيئت علمي دانشگاه شهيد بهشتي

Necessity And Approaches To The Improvement Of General Education Programs From Viewpoint Of Academics And Students Of Shabid Beheshti University

This study is concerned with the improvement of general education in the Iranian universities. The main questions addressed in the study include: 1) Are general education courses necessary in undergraduate programs?, and 2) How general education at universities could be improved? A randomly selected sample of 313 students and 66 academics at Shahid Beheshti University participated in the study. Respondents completed a questionnaire including open-ended and close-ended questions regarding the content and structure of general education courses. Results suggest that both academics and students viewed general education courses as necessary while giving priority to conten! oriented approached to improve the course.