An Investigation into the Outcomes of Implicit Curriculum in Higher Education

The research goal was to investigate the outcomes of implicit curriculum from university students’ point of view.A purposeful sample of 15 professors and 20 students from shiraz university participated in the study. Data were collected through the research literature and by doing interviews with key experts and then the collected data analyzed by using the thematic network model. The set of 154 coded-common experiences were identified. Findings were classified into three major categories including: 1) basic concepts; 2) organizing themes; 3) inclusive themes. Results generally indicate that the main outcomes that students learned through the implicit curriculum are as follows: 1) authority; 2) discipline behaviors; 3) sense of comfort; 4) self- worth; 5) self-control; 6) social solidarity;  7) value-oriented approach; 8) responsibility;  9) passing exams with the minimum of effort; 10) cheating ; 11) stereotyping; 12) gaining scientific spirit; 13) deep study, and 14) undeep study.