Curriculum and School

This textbook is aimed at preservice and inservice teachers. Its purpose is to help educators, in situations where curriculum reform is a major pillar of an overall reform process and/or a particular focus of support. It is intended to provide a overview of key issues, steps in a reform process and the frequent problems encountered in a curriculum reform programme. This book is a comprehensive treatment of curriculum development. The need of philosophy of education felt very seriously in the area of curriculum planning. This textbook enables an understanding and appreciation of the complex nature of interactions between and among the various forces and processes in the school and the social environment at large, which shape curriculum. The present textbook, Curriculum and School, is one of the core course of the new twoyear B.Ed. Programme. In considering the needs and requirements of the student teachers, the present book has been prepared. It is hope that this book will cater to the academic needs of the students who are undergoing B.Ed. / M.Ed. programmes. The focus of this book on building understanding of different perspectives of Curriculum and School and helping student teachers to learn to apply them in different learning situations.