PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE CHANGE: Curriculum Revision That Works

Within the literature on curricular revision, three major premises were identified.

1. First, the society and culture served by an educational community dictate the needs, obligations, and responsibilities expected of the educational program.
2. Second, society perpetuates itself with educational programming, i.e. the content and methodology of instruction referenced as educational curriculum.
3. Third, systemic change, as in the form of transitioning educational curriculum, is often difficult at best and controversial at worst.
   

These three elements combine to offer a strong foundation from which educators can begin to address what is taught at all levels, the needs of a respondent society, and the changing roles of classroom practitioners.

Judy A. Johnson, Ed.D.

Assistant Professor

Educational Leadership and Counseling

Sam Houston State University

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