Designing a World Class University Curriculum Implementation Model in Iranian Higher Education Based on Grounded Theory

The purpose of this study was to design an executive model of the world class university curriculum in Iranian higher education based on Grounded Theory. In this study a qualitative method with a systematic approach to Strauss and Corbin and paradigmatic logic was used. The scope of this research includes all available texts and reports to the United Nations from Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and China to launch a world-class university. Theoretical sampling was done according to the type of coding. Data analysis was performed based on three stages of open coding, axial coding and selective coding. The findings were categorized with 137 concepts into 46 subcategories and 19 main categories. Finally, the basic theory of the world-class university curriculum model for higher education in Iran was formulated as a conceptual model and story line.