CURRICULUM

IMPLEMENTATION
MODELS
EDUC 64: THE TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL
 WHAT IS CURRICULUM
IMPLEMENTATION?

CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION
REFERS TO THE ACT OF
WORKING OUT THE PLANS AND
SUGGESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE BY CURRICULUM
SPECIALIST AND SUBJECTS
EXPERTS IN A CLASSROOM OR
SCHOOL SETTING.
WHAT IS CURRICULUM
MODEL?
A curriculum model, then,
is the tool that helps those
who write and develop
curriculum guides. They
provide a reason for the
choices made in teaching.
MODELS OF
IMPLEMENTATION :

MODEL
ORC
RCA MODEL

LOC MODEL

OD MODEL

LINKAGE MODEL
ORC MODEL / OVERCOMING
RESISTANCE TO CHANGE:
THIS MODEL RESTS ON THE ASSUMPTION
THAT THE SUCCESS OR OTHERWISE OF
CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION
PRIMARILY DEPENDS ON THE IMPACT THE
DEVELOPER CAN MAKE ON THE
CONSUMERS,I.E THE TEACHERS, STUDENTS
AND THE SOCIETY IN GENERAL.
DEVELOPMENT
CONCERNS
UNRELATED
CONCERNS
PERSONAL IMPACT-RELATED
CONCERN CONCERNS
TASK-RELATED
CONCERNS
UNRELATED CONCERNS:

AT THIS STAGE, TEACHERS DO

NOT
PERCEIVE A RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND
THE SUGGESTED CHANGES.
PERSONAL CONCERNS:

AT THIS STAGE, THE TEACHER

WILL
REACT TO THE INNOVATION
IN RELATION TO HISLHER
PERSONAL SITUATION.
TASK-RELATED
CONCERNS:

THIS STAGE RELATES TO THE

ACTUAL USE OF THE
INNOVATION.
 LOC MODEL/ Leadership-Obstacle
Course' model
THIS MODEL TREATS STAFF
RESISTANCE TO CHANGE AS
PROBLEMATIC AND PROPOSES THAT
WE SHOULD COLLECT DATA TO
DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND NATURE
OF THE RESISTANCE.
 i)

the organisational members must

have a clear understanding of the

proposed innovation;

ii) individuals within the

organisation must be given
relevant skills so that

they possess the capabilities

requisite for carrying out the
innovation;
iii) the necessary materials and equipment for the
innovation must be

furnished;

iv) if need be, the organisational structure must be modified so that i

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