Multi-level Multi-Sector Process - Curriculum Development is perceived as a multilevel, multisector process & as a collaborative effort!

Multi-level Multi-Sector Process - Curriculum Development is perceived as a multilevel, multisector process & as a collaborative effort!

1. Curriculum decisions

   • Simple
   • Far Reaching

2. Variation Among Schools

   • Planned decisions (Carried out)
   • Ideas w/o action
   • Not intersted in decisions

3. Centralized vs. Decentralized

   • Centralized
     • District or state makes decisions
       • Provides Direction
   • De-
     • Several indv. resp. for making decisions
       • Team environment
     • Limitations
       • Not all successful
       • Coordination from Top-Down and Bottom-Up
       • Edu. must develop. boundary spanning skills

4. Curriculum Planning

   • Levels
     • Classroom
     • Team/ Grade/ Dept.
     • Indv. School
     • School Dist.
     • State
       • Beyond the State
         • Regional
         • Natl.
         • Intl.
     • World
     • Nation
     • Region
   • Sectors
     • Same as levels but are all equal now!
     • Planning to eliminate hierarchy
       • Limitation of hierarchical structure
         • Main work is on state sector
         • A new model was made
         • Regional and Intl. work thru state level