Abstract:

The objective of the present study is to analyze teacher views on school-based curriculum development approach (SBCD), which are not completely implemented in Turkey. Thus, the views of teachers on the development of curricula based on schools, pros and cons of school-based curriculum development approach and the details of school-based curriculum development process were investigated. In this study the mixed method (both qualitative and quantitative methods) was utilized and the sample of the quantitative research included 370 teacher who teach at schools, which are classified as low, intermediate and high based on achievement, in Gaziantep central townships, and the study group in qualitative research included four masters and one doctorate students concentrated in the field of education programs and instruction. Parallel to the objectives of the present study, “School-based Curriculum Approach Scale” was used as the data collection tool, and authors have conducted reliability and validity studies for the above mentioned scale. Findings of the study demonstrated that teachers predominantly agreed with the premise that school curricula should be developed on the school level. 

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