willies and bondi
WILLIES AND BONDI MODEL
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
In this curriculum development book,
seasoned authors Jon Willes and Joseph Bondi consider the new global realities
of 21st centuary by adding a
unique global perspective to the process of curriculum development. Ten nations
are analysed and compared in order to better understand common threads and time
tested methods for curriculum management and development. With the aid of
numerous features and activities, the text investigates curriculum development
by examining value decisions made by leaders in defining education, giving
readers the opportunity to learn to develop programs for a wide array of
purpose.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jon Willes and Joseph Bondi have
served in education in the United states for over 30 years as teachers,
administrators,researchers and trainers. As a team, Willies and Bondi have
written nine books on curriculum,supervision and administration .
According to Willes and Bondi(1989)
“curriculum is a goal or
set of values,which are activated through a development process culminating in
classroom experiences for students. The degree to which those experiences are a
true representation of the envisioned goal or goals is a direct function of the
effectiveness of the curriculum development efforts.”
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum
development is defined as planned, purposeful, progressive, and systematic
process in order to create positive improvements in the educational system.
Every time there are changes or developments happening around the world, the
school curricula are affected. There is a need to update them in order to
address the society’s needs.
Areas of concern in curriculum
planning
According to Willes and Bondi (1989),the
various areas of concern and influences in curriculum planning are known as
“Domains”. Atleast five domains currently affect C Curriculum planning and
Decision making.
These
include:
1. Philosophy and goal
development
2. Instructional system
3. Materials development
4. Management of instruction
5. Teacher training
Willes
and Bondi(1986)uses the terms Analyze, Design, Implement, and Evaluate to
describe four stages often referred to by strategic planners and others in the
field of planning.
These planning process include four
broad stages of involvement:
1)ANALYZE
Scrutiny of pulses and minuses of the current
program plan,including determination of future needs and requirements.
2)DESIGN
Selection of preffered direction for
the future and preferred methods and solution.
This involves all the preliminary
work that carried out to ensure thst the curriculum is relevant,appropriate and
workable. At this stage, the curriculum is conceptualized and attention is paid
to arrangement of the varied components. Considerationsinclude the focus on the
philosophical underpinnings,goals,objectives,subject matter,learning
experiences and evaluation;all established in consultation with sakeholders. At
present,emphasis is being placed on the learnerin curriculum development
activities.
In this stage, curriculum development
involves planning,construction and the logical step-by-step procedures used to
produce written documents,as well as print and non-print resource
materials.these documents may include vision
statements,goals,standards,performance bench marks,learning activities and
instructional strategies,interdisciplinary connections and other integration
activities that guide curriculum implementation.
3)IMPLEMENT
Development of action plans to
facilitate initiation of the program plan
This is the stage in which all
stakeholders become part of the process by making their contribution to
operationalize the curriculum as designed and developed. The process is managed
by officers of the Curriculum Development Division. It requires interaction between officers of the
division,pricipals,teachers,parents,students and general public, all key in the
education of the child.
4)EVALUATION
Collection of data to allow determination
of program effectiveness.
At
this stage,officers engage in analysing data collected on the field to
determine the effectiveness of the curriculum design and it’s implementation as
they relate to the child. The process entails comprehensive study of the data
with the view of identifying possible deficiencies and root causes that can
lead to corrective action. It is the findingsfrom this exercisethat directly
influence the final stage of review.
Willes and Bondi(1998) define
curriculum in two ways:
As
a range of experiences both indirect and direct concerned in unfolding
abilities of the individual.
As
as a series of consciously directed training experiences that schools use for
completing and perfecting the individual.
Willes and Bondi(2002)
Ø Curriculum is a
terminology thathas existed since 1820.
Ø Curriculum is defined as a
course of study.
Ø Curriculum evaluation is
clearly a process by which we attempt to guage the value and effectiveness of
any piece of educational activity which could be a rational project, or a piece
of work under taken by or with pupils.
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