Participants in Curriculum Development and Planning

Participants in Curriculum Development and Planning

Teachers

If anyone from a school can research and evaluate the curriculum with high accuracy that is the teacher. Teachers are the one who can see and explore whether the curriculum is well created and they are the one to see the effects of the curriculum to the students. The more we involve the teachers in the process.

Students

            The active engagement of learners in curriculum planning is very important because the main reason for the development of curriculum is for the benefit of the learners themselves. It is important that the students know what the reason for the course of study is. The more the students know the purpose of the curriculum, the more they will engage their selves in the study and they will be motivated to learn.

Principal

            School heads have the authority to implement rules, conduct seminars, trainings and workshops. The principal has the ability to initiate and instruct the teachers of the curriculum design that he / she thinks will be effective. The principal also managed the budget of the school which is important because we all know that curriculum implementation and planning need money.

Parents

            Parents provides resources for the students; financial and material resources. The parents also monitor the development of the students that’s why we have a very famous expression from the parents “Yan ba ang natututuhan mo sa eskwelehan”. This famous expression means that the parents believe that every single development of the child even positive or negative is caused by the school or by the teacher.

Curriculum Specialist

            Curriculum specialist from the word itself means they are well aware of the curriculum and they are people with broad knowledge regarding the different effects and products of the curriculum. These people are responsible for the conceptual framework and designs of the curriculum. They ensure that if the curriculum is not beneficial to the learners, they have to come up with another plan.

Superintendents

            Superintendent is the chief administrator of the curriculum. They have to monitor if the school is going well. Communicate with other superintendents and evaluate if the curriculum of their schools is much effective than they have to come up with a plan of adapting other curriculum. They can also initiate programs for principals and teachers for the evaluation of curriculum.

School Boards

            The school boards consist of different representatives that talk about the different matters about the school. They are considered the legal agent of the school. It is headed by a local mayor or executives with the board members that decides for what can be implemented, what is the budget allocation, what are the competencies of the teachers, and what are the regulations and limitation of the school.

The National Government and Its Agencies

            They provide the school with money, facilities, teachers, materials, and etc. They provide memorandums and recommendation for the better implementation of the curriculum. These are Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, and TESDA.

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