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Action Research For Curriculum Development: An Alternative Approach In The Algerian Centralised Framework

Journal: REVUE DES LETTRES ET SCIENCES SOCIALES (Vol.13, No. 23)

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Page : 58-74

Keywords : action research; Algerian education reform; centralization; curriculum; curriculum development;

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Abstract

Literature in the field of curriculum is debating the extent to which teachers should or could participate in the developmental process of the curriculum they enact. Being the practitioners, teachers are the ones who transmit theory into practice. However, they are not only consumers of curriculum knowledge, but also significant producers of it. Thus, teachers' active participation as primary stakeholders in the curriculum development process is a necessity. The paper outlines one approach for teacher participation in curriculum development, which is action research. The main aim of this paper is twofold; first: it explores literature about ‘curriculum', ‘curriculum development' and ‘action research'; and second, it emphasizes the prominence of teachers' involvement and research in curriculum development, paying specific attention to the Algerian secondary school educational reform, which is highly controlled and centralised.

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