The Understanding of Curriculum Change

Abstract

The curriculum is the key and indispensable part of the academic and training system that contains immense aims of scientific, thought, social, political, cultural, and moral facets. The curriculum is continually changing to suit the needs of changing society and changing knowledge. Curriculum change refers to the process of modifying, revising, or updating the content, structure, and delivery of a curriculum. Changes to a curriculum are necessary to keep up with current research and best practices regarding how to increase student learning and how to track progress. This book chapter has been explaining various issues on the subject of curriculum and curriculum change. It includes definition of curriculum, purpose and factors of developing a curriculum, goals/objectives/content of curriculum, curriculum change, types/forms/importance of curriculum change, curriculum change process, factors affecting curriculum change. It ends by describing the models for curriculum change. The curriculum is the key and indispensable part of the academic and training system that contains immense aims of scientific, thought, social, political, cultural, and moral facets. The curriculum is continually changing to suit the needs of changing society and changing knowledge. Curriculum change refers to the process of modifying, revising, or updating the content, structure, and delivery of a curriculum. Changes to a curriculum are necessary to keep up with current research and best practices regarding how to increase student learning and how to track progress. This book chapter has been explaining various issues on the subject of curriculum and curriculum change. It includes definition of curriculum, purpose and factors of developing a curriculum, goals/objectives/content of curriculum, curriculum change, types/forms/importance of curriculum change, curriculum change process, factors affecting curriculum change. It ends by describing the models for curriculum change.