Toward Local Curriculum Capacity: An Analysis of Contemporary Curriculum Reform

• In Event: Roundtable Session 7
  In Roundtable Session: Curriculum and Instruction in the Teacher Evaluation Era

Abstract

Worldwide, many countries have recently reformed their curriculum, or are busy doing so. Analysis of those curriculum reforms shows a trend towards capacity building for local curriculum development. As the Netherlands recently initiated a major curriculum reform, also international inspiration was sought. This paper presents the findings of a comparative analysis carried out regarding the curricular products and reform processes and the principles behind these, of a selected number of countries (Australia, Finland, Flanders, New Zealand, Norway and Scotland). The findings of this study may also be of importance to other nations that are to undertake a national curriculum reform.

Authors

• Jan Berkvens, Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development

• Annette Thijs, SLO, The Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development

• Nienke Nieveen, SLO - The Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development

• Wilmad Kuiper, Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO) and Utrecht University

• Jan J. Van Den Akker, SLO, The Netherlands Institute for Curriculum Development