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The Revised Jamaican Teacher Education Curriculum Stakeholders' Responses to the Language Arts and Social Studies Components

Pages: 
105-119
Publication Date: 
January 2003
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Abstract: 

Stakeholder involvement in curriculum reform is one component of decentralization in the education system. Decentralization manifests itself in various forms, but the general notion is that it refers to the transfer or sharing of authority, responsibilities and resources from centralized bureaucratic systems to involve smaller administrative units (Stewart & Davis-Morrison, 2002). This principle is applicable to curriculum design and planning where a broad-based stakeholder approach usually involves curriculum officers, members of school communities such as administrators, teachers and students, parents, community members, and organizations. Such an approach is intended to develop collaborative relationships among stakeholders, thus fostering ownership and partnership in the curriculum design and implementation processes.

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