The role of curriculum is very crucial and vital for the professional and social development of students. The students are guided to explore the potential that the disciplines offer and learning more and more autonomous forms and symbolic systems through which we structure knowledge (Lambirth et al., 2011). The curriculum development team, taking into account different approaches, general guidelines and the provisions of the educational policies, process planning of educational teaching that considers different needs of each group class or the individual student (Hargreaves & Moyles, 2012).
Approaches for Curriculum Planning
Behavioral Approach
This consists of a blueprint that allows the schools to specify their objectives and goals. This type of approach also makes possible the matching of curriculum activities and contents with the learning and academic objectives. In addition, behavioral approach is useful to evaluate learning outcomes in relation to the academic goals and plans established at the initial stage of the curriculum development (Bilbao et. al., 2008).
Managerial Approach
This approach recognizes an individual as a leader for the curriculum planning and development process who is responsible for setting out educational policies and academic priorities for the primary education system. The managerial approach also enables the leader not only to manage any change in content but also to focus on innovative contents (Bilbao et. al., 2008).
Systems Approach
The system approach has been derived from the Systems Theory that enables a primary school to examine different part of curriculum and relations of its contents with each other. It can also be seen that organizational structure of any school is also a practical example for the systems approach (Bilbao et. al., 2008).
Decision Making in Curriculum
Decision making at the institutional level curriculum is central if one aspires to a teaching that really help to every student-every-progress in their learning. In fact, Curriculum decisions at the institutional level are based on the principles and objectives of the institution (Hargreaves & Moyles, 2012). There is no doubt about the fact that curriculum planning is understood as a process through which decisions are made ??regarding what, why, how, when, where, how long is to teach a particular subject. These decisions are very important to achieve the goals it sets the teacher with teaching.
Curriculum Design Base
Curriculum Design Base is the first level of the curriculum that is the responsibility of the education authorities and schools. In fact, academic institutions must have educational tool addressing the educational intentions and guidance ...