title: Bridging the educational research-teaching practice gap. Curriculum development, Part 1: Components of the curriculum and influences on the process of curriculum design.
abstract: This article summarizes the major components of curriculum design: vision, operationalization of the vision, design, and evaluation. It stresses that the relationship between these components is dynamic, and that the process of curriculum design does not proceed via a linear application of these components. The article then summarizes some of the major influences on curriculum design: policy, local context, societal expectations, research trends, and technology. Then, it provides examples of how these influences affect the design of a curriculum and ends with a comprehensive set of questions that instructors could use to guide their curriculum development process.
authors: Science Education Research Group (SERG), School of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. anderson@ukzn.ac.za
authors: Trevor R
authors: TR
authors: Anderson
authors: John M
authors: JM
authors: Rogan
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods; D012106:Research / Q000193:education*; D012107:Research Design; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*