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The Role of Politics in Curriculum Decision Making

Name: Khadijah CreeseID#:68382Course: Curriculum Studies

What does this statement really mean?.Firstly let us try to define curriculum:Curriculum is defined broadly as a plan to guide instruction or a written document with content and planned learning experiences for achieving desired goals or ends (Tyler & Hlebowitsh, 2013).

The Phases of a Curriculum are:

Development

Implementation

Evaluation

Curriculums are based on:A philosophy of education Culture/SocietyThe IndividualLearning Experience

Curriculum Development is defined as a:planned, purposeful, progressive, and systematic process in order to create positive improvements in the educational system.

While

Curriculum Implementation is:

The process by which a curriculum is put into effect.&

Curriculum evaluation means the:Assessment of the curriculums components and processes, checking on whether or not the curriculums purpose is being fulfilled or if students are learning.

Back to the Question !!!!!!!!!

What does this statement really mean?

The Role of Politics in Curriculum Decision Making

Politics can be defined as:The process used by any society to determine how power, wealth, opportunity , statue and other social goods are distributed to the members of that society.(Joseph 2015)

In Trinidad and Tobago:Politics in relation to curriculum development and decision making is a combination of government policies and opinions from educators, students, professional organizations and other key stake holders.

Examples of: The Role of Politics in Curriculum decision Making

The introduction of the Continuous Assessment Component (CAC) in the 2012-2013 academic year for Primary Schools.CAC is:The assessment of (Standard Four & Five) students in Character and Citizenship Education (CCE), Science and Drama, along with Writing English Language Arts as part of the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination.

Examples of: The Role of Politics in Curriculum decision Making

The government of Trinidad and Tobago took a policy decision to change from a two-year teachers diploma to a four-year bachelor degree in education for persons wishing to enter the teaching profession. This policy decision required a total overhaul of the curriculum to focus on new content and pedagogy courses for prospective teachers.

Based on Research and interviews done: The curriculum is too focus on the rights and not responsibility.(Give E.g.)The curriculum needs to more balance in the context of content vs time.Allow for more public and professional consultation

Based on the research and interviews done:The curriculum is too heavily influenced by governments who are consistently changingIt should allow for more cultural content and adaptation of foreign influences before the inclusion into the curriculum

Recommendations/New Initiatives.

The new Minister of Education Mr. Garcia has previous experience will allow the minister to better understand the many issues that relate to the education system, and the diverse challenges experienced by teachers.

Recommendations/New InitiativesRevision of the curriculum to include more student centered approaches.

More cooperation between government and key stake holder in the development, implementation and evaluation of curriculum.

ReferencesGlatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition 2012 SAGE Publications Glatthorn, Boschee, Whitehead, Boschee, Curriculum Leadership, 3rd Edition 2012 SAGE Publications

Hough, W. M. (1969). A better curriculum through negotiation? Educational Leadership, 26(6), 531-34.

ReferencesJoseph, S. (2015) Curriculum Politics in Higher Education: What Educators need to do to Survive, doi:10.5430/ijhe.v4n3p14

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