CAMPOSO, QUEENILYN M.

DPE 102- CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

CURRICULUM STAKEHOLDERS, SOURCES AND INFLUENCES ACTIVITY

1. You are at present connected in an educational institution and must be very familiar
with the curriculum being implemented. As one of the stakeholders, you must be very
familiar with all the other stakeholders too. Present your school curriculum in brief.
Enumerate all stakeholders and discuss each role one has to play.
2. Again, think deeply on the roles of the stakeholders in the implementation of the
curriculum. Read and reflect on this situation below.

Situation:
In one school, the parents got so involved that collectively, they inferred with the
transfer of the classroom location because they have contributed so much to its
improvement. The school authorities sustained a position that the school plant plan
should be honored. The Parent Association has invested in the improvement of the
classrooms, but the school’s administration plan should be upheld. Anyway, the classes
will be transferred to equally good classrooms that would enhance learning. Because of
the school’s decision, the parents threatened to pull out their children. They say the
management must listen to the parents who are paying the expensive tuition fees for
early childhood education. If you are the principal in one of this school here in the
Philippines, how would you handle the situation?
Reflection:
My niece once experienced a situation like this when she was in elementary;
their parents have invested in the improvement of their classroom like for example is
buying a new air condition for their classroom that was bought from the money
contributed by the student's parents. The said air conditioner was not that frequently
used by them, thou; it was already installed in the classroom. This is why many parents
disagreed when they found out that the classroom would be transferred, but the
principal have managed to have an agreement with the parents and have solved the
problem.If I am the principal of the school, I would call the parents first and inform
them of the reason why there is a need for the said transfer and clearly explain to them
that the classroom will be transferred to an equally good classroom that would still
enhance learning. Also I think that with proper information, the parents will be able to
understand the importance of following the school plant plan.
Conclusion:
It is important during these types of conflicts to have good communication. In
that way, one can respond to conflicts, feedbacks and criticisms appropriately. As the
principal, one should focus on the benefit and welfare of the students, he/she should
also consider the parents' opinion about the plan concerning them and their children
because it is the primary responsibility of the principal to ensure the safety and well-
being of the students.
Recommendation:
I recommend that the school administrators with the teachers should have
regular meetings with the parents to update and inform them of the latest issues
concerning their children and the school. The parent's should also take an active part in
the regular PTA meetings; their opinions and suggestions should also be considered in
the school's planning.
3. Curriculum stakeholders are also called curriculum sources or influences. Discuss the
reason why the following are curriculum influences or sources.
• Students - Students are the clients for whom curriculum is developed; they are
the most affected persons by the curriculum. Hence there is dire need to actively
involve them in the development and implementation as well. Students should
accept the changes on curriculum. Prepare themselves for innovation. Clarify the
doubts regularly. Utilize the changes for the professional development. They
need to realize the valuable insight they offer to teachers & the way this can
benefit future students. .
• Faculty Members - Teachers are the stakeholders who plan, design, teachers,
implement and evaluate the curriculum. No doubt, the most important person in
curriculum implementation is the teacher. Teachers' influence upon learners
cannot be measured. Teachers should have full knowledge of the program
philosophy, content and components of curriculum and ways of teaching. A
teacher design, enriches and modifies the curriculum to suit the learners'
characteristics. As curriculum developers, teachers are part of textbook
committees, teacher selection, school evaluation committee or textbooks and
 module writers themselves. The teacher has a great stake in the curriculum.
Curriculum planning, designing and implementing are in the hands of a good
teacher. In the educational setting, it is clear that the teacher has a very
significant role in curriculum development.
• School Administrators - who monitor the implementation of the curriculum,
play a vital role in structuring and developing the school and students.
Furthermore, they are responsible for the purchasing of learning materials which
are essential for curriculum implementation. They are usually informed by
teachers, students, and the community about the success of their curriculum.
They can also employ the services of professional for evaluating the performance
of the curriculum.
• Alumni - Alumni are the brand-ambassadors of the institution they graduated
from. Serve to engage alumni and current students in all aspects of the
University. Serve to identify, recruit, and develop alumni volunteer leaders to
support goals and priorities of University Advancement.
• Schools Vision, Mission and Core Values - The vision, mission, and values
statements guide the behaviors of people in the organization. But when the
statements are not supported, people have no guidance. Together, the vision,
mission, and values statements provide direction for everything that happens in
an organization. They keep everyone focused on where the organization is going
and what it is trying to achieve. And they define the core values of the
organization and how people are expected to behave. They are not intended to
be a straitjacket that restricts or inhibits initiative and innovation, but they are
intended to guide decisions and behaviors to achieve common ends.
• Admission and Retention Policies and School Rules - Policies are
important because they help a school establish rules and procedures and create
standards of quality for learning and safety, as well as expectations and
accountability. Without these, schools would lack the structure and function
necessary to provide the educational needs of students.
• Accrediting Agencies - Accreditation is an assurance to the student that the
school has qualified professors, offers approved programs of study, has adequate
equipment and technology, operates on a sound financial basis, and utilizes
approved recruitment and admission policies.
• Government Policies and Agencies - The government has a great stake in
curriculum implementation. The government is represented by the Department
of Education (DepED) for basic education curricula; The Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) for the tertiary and graduate education curricula. This two
government agencies have mandatory and regulatory powers over the
 implementation of the curricula. The third government agency that has a high
stake in the school’s curricula is the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC).
It is because the graduates of the different tertiary degrees must be certified as
professionals.
• Market Demands - curriculum development today is exposed to different
pressures to respond to demands in labour markets and in society at large. Less
is known about how faculty members engage in curriculum development and
how their ways of engaging are related to their understandings of curriculum,
and their teaching and research experiences. This research investigates how
curriculum is understood in history as a discipline and how the faculty members
engage themselves in its development. It also seeks answer of how faculty
members’ understandings of curriculum, and their teaching and research
experience influence their curriculum development work.
• Media and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - The role
of technology finds its place at the onset of curriculum implementation, namely
at the stage of instructional planning. Technology plays a crucial role in
delivering instruction to learners. Inctructional Media also be referred to as
media technology or learning technology.
• The Church and Church-related Agencies - There is the broad role of the
Churches in the provision of formal education, and then there is the much more
specific one of the role played by religious education in Christian formation, both
in school and outside it.
• School Facilities and Other Resources - The school facility is much more
than a passive container of the educational process: it is, rather, an integral
component of the conditions of learning. The layout and design of a facility
contributes to the place experience of students, educators, and community
members.
• Student Services - The role of these student services is influenced by the
beliefs and values of the employed staff, by the manner in which the policies are
elaborated, by the content of curriculum and services, and by the degree of
knowledge regarding the development of the students and the way in which the
environment outlines their behaviour.