Teachers' Perception of the New Educational Curriculum in Ghana

Autor/inn/en	Aboagye, Emmanuel; Yawson, Joseph Anthony
Titel	Teachers' Perception of the New Educational Curriculum in Ghana
Quelle	In: African Educational Research Journal, 8 (2020) 1, S.6-12 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2354-2160
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Attitudes; Curriculum Implementation; Interviews; Questionnaires; Social Media; Computer Mediated Communication; Public School Teachers; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehrerverhalten; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Soziale Medien; Computerkonferenz
Abstract	The present study examined the perception of teachers of the new educational curriculum in Ghana. Responses from six teachers interviewed were developed into a questionnaire and posted on the websites of teacher unions via WhatsApp. In all, 74 teachers responded. From the study teachers perceived that the new curriculum is important as it will encourage group work, assist students to get lifelong skills, prepare students for the job market, promote inclusive education, promote gender equality, and considers Ghanaian students' culture and society. The findings further revealed that the current curriculum does not includes difficult content for teaching but contains a lot of workloads, lacks teaching and learning materials and includes long class periods. Teachers were also of the view that the government should involve teachers in planning the curriculum, get books and learning materials ready, train teachers in advance and pilot a new curriculum before implementation. In a nutshell, the new curriculum should involve many teachers in planning before implementation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01