Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Gholamreza Yadegarzadeh
• Azam Zarin

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Abstract

The current research was conducted to analyze the identity of the higher
education curriculum in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The
research method was a qualitative case study. The potential participants
were expert professors and specialists in the fields related to the
research topic. Eighteen participants were interviewed using the
purposeful sampling method. Brown and Clark's thematic analysis
method was used to analyze the data obtained from the interview.
According to the results of the interview, the six organizing themes of the
first stage are the transformation of curricula in line with the era of the
fourth industrial revolution, technology, social innovation, the necessity
of curriculum discourse with Industry 4.0, the convergence of disciplines
and interdisciplinary atmosphere, and fluid and organic curriculum.
Based on the current research findings, universities and higher education
centers should redesign and rethink their curricula to meet the
requirements and atmosphere of the fourth industrial revolution and
align with the aforementioned characteristics.

Keywords

• Identity
• Higher education curriculum
• Fourth industrial revolution