LEADERSHIP

CURRICULUM
MANAGEMENT
Course Introduction, definition and
basic concepts of curriculum

• Elieser Sheya
 Curriculum Defined

What is a Latin origin: 'racecourse' or 'race',

Curriculum? implies a predefined direction

Contemporary understanding:
Totality of learning experiences in
school
CONCEPTIONS OF CURRICULUM
The term curriculum is used in different ways by parents, educators,
and businesses.
 Some see curriculum as the "academic stuff that is done to children in
school."
Others view it as teacher directions and student activities that can
be purchased from any number of curriculum publishers.
 Teachers themselves use the term in different ways depending on
their views
and needs.

 There are several conceptions of the term curriculum:

 Activities and structures experienced by students which can be
formal or
informal, explicit (overt) or implicit (covet).
Is a content and processes by which learners gain knowledge and
understanding, develop skills and alter attitudes, appreciations, and
values under the auspices of that school (Doll, 2006:15).
Complexity of Curriculum

• A contested and misunderstood concept

• Simple definition inadequate for modern
schooling
• Requires sophisticated definition to
comprehend schooling processes
Curriculum Debates and
Perspectives
• Political Nature of Curriculum: Involves
questions of value and disagreement
• - Reflects diverse viewpoints and societal
needs
• Dichotomies in Curriculum: Traditional vs.
progressive
Conceptions

• Conceptions of curriculum can be

• used to look at a curriculum through
various viewpoints
• It’s simply a way to see how a curriculum
is defined
• When you're looking at a curriculum is it
focusing on social and culture needs, the
individuals needs or subject matter
• Importance of understanding teachers'
orientations to curriculum
Major Orientations to Curriculum

• Development of processes or skills

• Exploiting technology
• Reforming or revolutionizing society
• Maximizing the humanity of individuals
• Identifying and passing on valued
academic knowledge
 Explanation of how orientations
influence

Emphasis on certain topics by teachers

Significance of
Orientations
Interpretation of curriculum documents

Influence on teacher professional and

curriculum development
Challenges in Discussion on contextual Possibility of common
Identifying constraints that may affect
teachers' orientations to
curriculum practices
despite divergent views of
Orientations curriculum curriculum
Patterns in Teacher Conceptions

• Mention of interconnected conceptions of

curriculum and patterns observed by
Cheung
• Explanation of how Cheung
operationalized four of the five curriculum
conceptions
• Description of the humanist, social
reconstructionist, technological, and
academic orientations
 Definition of Technology
Conception

Technology Emphasis on organization and

presentation of materials to the
Conception learner

Attributes of the technology

conception: systemic, behavioral,
social efficiency, managerial
 Focus on predetermined learning
goals and objectives

Characteristics of Importance of aligning content,

Technology lesson plans, and assessment
Conception measures

Benefits of technology conception in

providing clear expectations for
learners
Humanistic Conception

• Definition of Humanistic Conception

• Emphasis on individual needs and interests
of learners
• Attributes of the humanistic conception:
self-actualization, individual fulfillment,
learner-centered
Features of Humanistic
Conception
• Student-oriented and child-centered
approach
• Focus on personal meaning and unique
experiences of learners
• Goal of developing students' identity,
individuality, and personal autonomy
 Definition of Social Reconstruction
Conception

Social
Emphasis on addressing societal
Reconstruction needs and issues
Conception

Attributes of the social

reconstruction conception: social
transformation, reconceptualist
 Focus on environmental,
economic, social, and political
issues

Key Elements of
Social Goal of producing social change
Reconstruction through education
Conception

Preparation of students for

living in a changing society
 Definition of Cognitive Process
Conception

Cognitive Focus on the development of

Process intellectual skills and cognitive
Conception processes

Attributes of the cognitive

process conception: humanistic,
technology
Components of Cognitive
Process Conception
• Emphasis on shaping intellectual skills and
promoting intellectual independence
• Application of intellectual skills in various
learning contexts
Academic Conception

• Emphasis on traditional approaches to

curriculum
• Attributes of the academic conception:
cultural transformation, scholar academic
 Focus on academic subjects and
standards

Key Aspects of
Transmission of information through
Academic verbal or written means
Conception

Goal of helping individuals

understand cultural knowledge and
participate actively in society
 Curriculum Purposes:
Statements of intended
achievements

Components of Include objectives, aims, and

the Curriculum goals

Specifies what is to be taught

 Curriculum Provision: Systems
and structures for teaching
organization

Components of Teaching strategies and learning

the Curriculum activities

Aligned with curriculum aims

and framework
 Assessment: Methods to judge
students' learning

Components of Organizational provision affects

the Curriculum teaching strategies

Emphasis on assessment can

impact teaching methodologies
 Curriculum at Different Levels:
Supra, macro, meso, micro, and
nano levels

Curriculum-
Curriculum policy vs. practiced
Making and curriculum
Implementation

Hidden Curriculum: Non-

academic learning promoted by
schools
Insights and How can adopting the five
conceptions framework can Potential insights into
Implications help understand official
curriculum messages and
curriculum debates and
pressures
teacher perceptions