Post 18th Amendment Curriculum Design: A District Level Decision - Space Analysis

Mariya Nazar; Saeed Ahmed Rid

doi:10.52633/jemi.v6i2.384

Authors

Mariya Nazar Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Author
Saeed Ahmed Rid Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52633/jemi.v6i2.384

Keywords:

Decentralization, Curriculum Development, Decision-Making

Abstract

Curriculum development is one of the essential steps in educational reform. Its significance can be gauged from the fact that it directly impacts the systematic rationalization of the implementation process. Therefore, this exploratory research tries to interpret the broader spectrum of curriculum development after the 18^th Amendment and its complexities. Interviews with key stakeholders were conducted which provided insights regarding the configuration of national and provincial priorities, the structural and financial tasks assigned to curriculum development officers CDOs, representation in decision-making from district and taluka levels, etc. The research features conceptual preliminaries through existing models and decentralization approaches to construct a theoretical framework for the study. It evaluates the curriculum by linking decision space to capacity and autonomy in primary education in Larkana after the 18^th Amendment. The research demonstrates that the required capacity and autonomy to exercise functions of the curriculum at the district level is seemingly moderate to narrow.

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