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Education is the most fundamental factor in social and economic development, and economic growth is a major objective for all countries. Education leads to change individuals' values and perceptions and this alone directly affects economic condition. In this review paper, it is aimed at investigating the extent to which students and pupils are prepared and trained for gaining skills and motivation needed in today's job market. It should be the most basic and essential concern of the curriculum planners of Iran's education system. The most important question mainly addressed in this study is as follows:
What features should education system and curriculum have to help students develop and improve economic growth of labor market? In analyzing the studies and researches carried out in this regard, the following results were obtained:
Attracting graduates from universities and centers of higher education in the labor market depends on their abilities and characteristics some of which should be provided for them while studying. It seems that lack of congruence between processes and educational materials at universities and required skills and abilities for labor market is the most important factor for graduates in failing to find jobs and be employed. Business process implies the application of machines instead of manual tasks. Thus, it seems that curriculum designers should reduce the amount of handwork skills and instead they should add mental skills training. To this end, priority funding should be allocated to public education.
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To Cite this Article: Yazdi, S. V. (2013). Effective Employment: A Basic Objective for Curriculum Design in Higher Education. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development. 2(4), 29-44.
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