Evaluation of Professional Handicrafts Competencies in the Current Situation of Iranian Undergraduate Education

Abstract

The present study is conducted to evaluate the professional competencies of handicrafts obtained from a qualitative study in the current situation of this field. In other words, this study is about evaluating the use of each of these competencies in the undergraduate education of this field and from the perspective of senior students. The research question is that to what extent the competencies of handicraft professionals have been considered in the undergraduate curriculum. The exploratory mixed research method has been used to achieve this purpose. Among 15 professional competencies, professional abilities and aesthetics were considered in the curriculum of this field according to results. . Therefore, to achieve the goals of efficient higher education, Iranian handicrafts are required to reconsider the issue of professional competencies in this field.