Curriculum Reform: Challenges and Opportunities

Osman Buleshkaj and Selim Mehmeti
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Osman Buleshkaj: Ministry of Education in Kosovo, Kosovo
Selim Mehmeti: Ministry of Education in Kosovo, Kosovo

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Abstract: The development of the competency-based curriculum and its implementation is a topic of particular importance for researchers in Kosovo. Although the curriculum reform of pre-university education in Kosovo started eight years ago, it has neither been fully integrated in school teaching programs, nor has its implementation been extended to all schools. This study outlines teachers' assessments of the structure and content of new teaching programs designed inline with the competency-based curricula the 2016/2017 school year. This paper derives from a more extensive study conducted for Ministry of Education Science and Technology in Kosovo. It presents the a model of study based on a five-point assessment scale administered with 395 teachers from 72 schools involved in the implementation of the new curriculum in grades 1, 6 and 10. The study attempts to explore the utilization of new teaching programs and teachers’ expectations during the piloting of the curriculum. The structure and design is aimed to enable researchers to understand teachers’ views on the implementation of the new teaching programs, challenges they are faced with and specific needs identified for improvement in different subjects and school environments. In conclusion, it is aimed that this study shall provide orientation on finalizing the teaching programs, suggest particular support that should be provided to schools, and brings forth a perspective for better implementation of the new curriculum at national level.

Keywords: Curriculum development; planning; implementation; competencies; teaching program. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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