ULFAT AMIN
MSC PEDIATRIC NURSING

ROLE OF STUDENTS, FACULTY,
ADMINISTRATORS, STATUTORY BODIES
& OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Curriculum is considered as blue print of an educational
programme on which the teaching learning process is planned
& implemented.
INTRODUCTION

Curriculum in literal
sense is a pathway
towards goal. If the
teacher is the guide,
curriculum is the path.

Curriculum is all planned learning for which the school
is responsible. It is all the experiences, learners have
under the guidance of the school.
John Delnay (2001)
DEFINITION

ROLE OF
STUDENTS
FACULTY
ADMINISTRAT
ORS
STATUTORY
BODIES
STAKEHOLDERS

THE PRINCIPAL: Principal is the head of the
school & occupies vital position in the curriculum
development.
He/she empowers staff to initiate & participate in
decision making for changes needed in curriculum.
ROLE OF FACULTY

Insists on building high moral standards of
curriculum delivery.
Plan with teachers to implement pilot curriculum
materials.
Conducts regular supervision to identify key
principles & concepts that teachers need to learn as
part of a core curriculum in any subject domain.
.

Providing teacher’s uninterrupted blocks of
instructional media.
Ensuring that basic skills and academic subjects are
taught.
Review & revision of policies, rules & regulations for
the collesge /school.

Teacher is the heart of the
curriculum & he determines
in large measure the actual
learning experiences that
goes in the classroom & on
the playground.
THE TEACHER

•A teacher is a curriculum maker. He writes curriculum
daily through a lesson plan, unit plan or yearly plan.
•Teacher addresses the goals, needs & interests of the
learner by creating experiences from where the students
can learn.
•Teacher designs, enriches and modifies the curriculum to
suit the learners characteristics.

•Teachers are part of textbook committee, faculty
selection boards, school evaluation committees or
textbook writers themselves.
•Teachers are architects of school curriculum
•Teachers share their experiences with colleagues
& seek feedback on their performance.
•Teachers work collaboratively.

They supervise curriculum implementation, select and
recruit new teachers, admit students, procure equipments and
materials needed for effective learning.
Ensures that the college curriculum committee schedules its
meetings and follows university policies on curriculum
change.
ROLE OF ADMINISTRATORS
•:

They also plan for the improvement of school facilities.
They have privilege to command but at the same time to lead the
institution.
Ensuring that intra-college support has been obtained for
proposals.

Administrators show their interest on curriculum innovations, like
Goal focus
Communication adequacy
Resource utilization
Cohesiveness
Morale
Innovativeness
Problem solving approach

STATUTORY BODIES:
It is a body/organization set up by law which is
authorized to enforce legislation on behalf of
relevant country or state.
ROLE OF STATUTORY BODIES

It has an advisory role. It has bodies like INC
that helps in developing necessary guidelines
for development of curriculum, instructional &
evaluation materials, text books etc.
Role of The Union Government:

•University reviews each programme to determine that it
fulfill the course norms.
•It is involved in assessment & evaluation of curriculum.
•It Sends proposals to ministry of education to give technical
& professional advice on curriculum.
• It supervises the research work of students.
Role of Universities

•It formulates philosophy, objectives and framework of all the
courses.
•It gives permission to start or to continue the course in any
collage/school.
•Withdrawal of recognition of nursing institutions.
•Inspection of school/collages to regulate better nursing
practices.
•Gives recognition of qualifications.
•Sets uniform standards of training through out the country.
•Construct syllabus for all nursing programmes.
Role of National Bodies (INC)

It plays a major role in curriculum construction,
implementation, evaluation, research and reconstruction
through their education departments.
It permits the schools/colleges to start and continue the
course.
It is responsible for the proper curriculum development &
implementation in the schools on the basis of leadership
provided by the national bodies.
Role of State Government

Stakeholders are individuals or institution that are interrelated
in the school curriculum. They are the one who put into
action and give life to the curriculum. They shape the school
curriculum implementation
ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS

• Educational organizations play active role in
planning, developing, evaluating & producing
instructional & evaluation materials, textbooks,
supplementary reading materials etc.
• Reconstructing of curriculum as and when
necessary need arises.
ROLE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:

1.To ensure the educational policies & goals are
properly reflected by the curriculum.
2. Responsible for the realization of the curriculum
goals through its effective implementation.
3. Care of proper priorities to be given to different
programmes at different levels.
Educational administrators Role

Active participants in curriculum development
Guidelines of curriculum implementation
Evaluation of curriculum
Curriculum reformers
Role of educational supervisor

Role of school organizers
• Curriculum implementers
• Curriculum evaluators
Role of subject specialists:
• Determines the curriculum
• Frames the syllabus
• Writes textbooks, handbooks.

Role of methodology experts:
• Curriculum planners
• Syllabus makers
• Curriculum evaluators/reviewers

• Students are the clients for whom curriculum is developed;
they are the most affected persons by the curriculum. Hence
there is dire need to actively involve them in the development
and implementation as well.
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STUDENT’S ROLE

•Students should accept the changes on curriculum.
•Prepare themselves for innovation.
•Clarify the doubts regularly.
•Utilize the changes for the professional development.
•They need to realize the valuable insight they offer to
teachers & the way this can benefit future students. .

Curriculum is a device used by teachers, administrators,
stakeholders & various statutory bodies for welfare of
students(learners) in schools/collages & universities.
And they all play different important roles in the
development & implementation of this device.
CONCLUSION