Investigating the second phase of implementation in curriculum development process at primary level: a case study of a private school in Karachi

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate how policy ambition of the curriculum was received and practiced by teachers and to assess the impact of the implementation process. The study examined an implementation process of an Outcomes-Based English Education curriculum in a private school at primary level of Karachi. The exact target of implementation was on: the initial introduction process, teachers’ beliefs and attitudes, and classroom practices. This research was a descriptive and focused the implementation of curriculum at primary level. A case study method was used; two qualitative points: first to seek qualitative information and second point implementation in a curriculum development process at primary level of education. Class practices were focused to analyses and evaluate the research. Data was collected from the teachers of primary level of the school. Findings revealed that the curriculum implementation was demanding as policy to regulate with practices. The data will help to understand teachers’ beliefs about the concept of the curriculum implementation process, and classroom practices of primary grades English lessons. The data will help to understand the concepts of teachers about curriculum implementation and shows that how curriculum is being implement in primary level results from this study , contributes to the broad topic of educational change in the Single National Curriculum (SNC) concerning curriculum implementation processes from a local context or point of view. At the same time, it contributes to the debate about curriculum change, and highlights factors that are context specific which may assist in local implementation processes