Developing Multi-grade Classes using SWOT Analysis

Sahar Moeini,Pouran Khoroshi,Narges Moradian

doi:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n4s2p197

Abstract

With the advent of certain social, economic and cultural conditions, the educational system has had to accede to multi-grade classes. The aim of this study is to examine multi-grade classes with SWOT Approach in order to strengthen and develop these classes. For this purpose, we analyzed the opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses of Multi-grade classes. The findings of this study showed that unlike the special position of multi-grade classes, which often causes teachers to have negative attitude towards these classes, attention to the strengths of these classes will provide appropriate opportunities in the curriculum. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n4S2p197

Highlights

Investigations of the factors affecting progress and development in advanced societies show that all these countries have a good-quality system of education, manifesting itself in educating people needed for sustainable development projects; that is, committed experts with holistic, creative, and participatory features (Moosaei, Ahmadzadeh, 2009).By sustainable development is meant the kind of development used for human survival and well-being as well as the creation of an interaction between man and the environment, present and future, man and nature, justice and welfare for current and future generations
Sustainable development seeks to meet the needs of the present generation without harming the resources and the ability of future generations, and since efforts for all-round development in all aspects are considered among the sustainability parameters (Zahedi, Najafi, 2005), multi-grade schools are developed in order to educate the school-age children in various educational courses as well as the dropouts, which will later make up the illiterate or low-literate groups of the country and create serious problems for societies
The findings have shown that the obtained data confirm the multi-grade classes as a success in terms of scientific development, and consider such classes as an effective alternative to single-grade classes, and when it comes to their impact on student performance, it must be said that the organization of multi-grade classes appear much stronger than that of single-grade classes

Summary

Introduction

Investigations of the factors affecting progress and development in advanced societies show that all these countries have a good-quality system of education, manifesting itself in educating people needed for sustainable development projects; that is, committed experts with holistic, creative, and participatory features (Moosaei, Ahmadzadeh, 2009). Sustainable development seeks to meet the needs of the present generation without harming the resources and the ability of future generations, and since efforts for all-round development in all aspects are considered among the sustainability parameters (Zahedi, Najafi, 2005), multi-grade schools are developed in order to educate the school-age children in various educational courses as well as the dropouts, which will later make up the illiterate or low-literate groups of the country and create serious problems for societies In this regard, multi-grade classes are held in order to help reduce such problems (Babadi Akashe, Sharif, Jamshidian, 2010). This article is intended to focus on the advantages, opportunities, threats, and strengths and weaknesses of multi-grade classes for the further and better development of these classes

Pathology of Multi-grade Classes Based on SWOT Analysis

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Conclusion