Curriculum Design and Society
Keywords:
curriculum, curriculum design, society, societal factors, societal beliefs, denomination.Abstract
It is the mandate of Higher Learning Institutions to foster strategies that enhance knowledge and motivationally encourage creativeness and innovativeness for the economical growth of the Global Society. This paper comprehensively discussed the inseparable relationship between the society and the designing of Higher Education curriculum. Curriculum design follows a dynamic trend that is multi-factorial in nature. Influential factors such as environmental, political and social are seriously considered in formulating adaptable curriculum that reflects the societal needs in the field of Education. Of concern is societal factor that tends to be the most influential among others. The curriculum designers are forthwith find ways to protect cherished society beliefs not to argue against each other. The designing of curriculum should assume that certain accepted values are promoted without imposing one denomination
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