Curriculum policy is less discussed Topic though it is the Most needed issue of today. As The concept of curriculum is as dynamic as the changes that occur in society. In its narrow sense, curriculum is viewed merely as a listing of subject to be taught in school. In a broader sense, it refers to the total learning experiences of individuals not only in schools but in society as well.

1. Faculty Of Education, University of Sindh
Curriculum
PolicyTopic Assigned by: Dr Saleha Perveen
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M.Phil Session 2020
Faculty Of Education, University of Sindh

2. Curriculum
Etymology The word curriculum comes from the Latin word currere, meaning
"to run the course". This is the same Latin word that career comes
from. Curriculum is understood as a course of study, allowing the
student to follow it until he is finished with the race.
1.the courses offered by an educational institution
(Merriam ‘s Webster)
2: a set of courses constituting an area of specialization .
(Cambridge English Dictionary
Definition
Definition by Educationists
“ Curriculum is a tool in the hands of the artist (teacher) to mould his material
( (pupils) according to his ideals (aims and objectives) in his studio(school)”.
- Cunningham

3. policy
 According to Merriam’s Webster Dictionary
A set of guidelines or rules that determine a course of action.
 Cambridge English Dictionary describes Policy as;
A set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situation that has been agreed to officially by a
. group of business organization, a government , or a political party.
 In Educational settings ,
Policy is a statement of aims and principles relating to the school’s curriculum.
Curriculum policy
Curriculum Policies state basic principles of design for curriculum and class content
and education methods necessary for implementing the Education Objectives.
Policies produced by official agents (state) in order to regulate and shape knowledge
transmitted in the educational field.

4. .
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kinds of curriculum policy
FormalFormal curriculum policy is the official, mandatory statement of what is to be taught to students. Such
statements are expressed in widely different ways by those responsible for policy development, for
example, philosophical vision, goals, subject matter knowledge, student standards, and what students
know and should be able to do.
Implicit curriculum policy refers to policies at various administrative and government
levels that influence curriculum practices.
Implicit curriculum policy also refers to statements, documents, suggestions, advice, and
other matters that often accompany formal curriculum policy and that do not, officially,
carry the weight of mandatory requirement, but that are treated as such in practice.
Prudential curriculum policy refers to the prudence, practical wisdom, and
practical knowledge used by teachers, school administrators, school board
staff, and elected trustees as they adapt formal and implicit curriculum policy
for local situations
Implicit
Prudential

5. Names for Curriculum policy
Curriculum Guide
Curriculum Vision
Curriculum Philosophy
Curriculum Goals
Content and performance standards
Curriculum Documents
Curriculum policy appears in documents with a variety of names, the most common being are:
Curriculum Syllabus
In recent years the language of standards, with associated terms such as benchmark and
rubric and the phrase “what students should know and be able to do,” is popular both
professionally and publicly and may appear as the name of curriculum policy.

6. NCF is a national policy document on curriculum to steer the curriculum
development in the country. The National Curriculum Framework
provides broader guidelines on development of subject curriculum,
instructional delivery system, assessment and testing system and
professional development of teachers. It will provide guidelines to all
stakeholders to advocate an inclusive, integrated, holistic and
comprehensive approach in development of curriculum in Pakistan.
Article 25-A of Constitution of Pakistan obligates the state to
provide free and compulsory quality education to children of
the age group 5 to 16 years. "The State shall provide free and
compulsory education to all children of the age of five to sixteen
years in such a manner as may be determined by law"..
What is National Curriculum policy of Pakistan?
Curriculum policy of Pakistan

7. The mandates of curriculum formation include Evaluation of need of curriculum,
Objectives formulation, Content selection and many more.
Explanation:
The complete experience of learning of a person in his/her educational field and in
society too is considered as the curriculum of that person. It covers the study
methods and other co-curricular activities.
Certain mandates determine the formulation of the curriculum. They are
 The need of the curriculum must be evaluated, the purpose must be clear.
 The goals of the curriculum must be formulated clearly.
 The focus must be centered on the organization of the materials to be taught.
 Process of teaching
 Organizing the experience of learning and accessing it.
The mandates of curriculum formation

8. Curriculum policy has two principal functions:
functions of Curriculum policy
Practical
The definition of curriculum
policy and the discussion of the
three kinds of curriculum policy
above refer to the practical
function. Most, if not all, formal
and implicit curriculum policies
appear in the practical guideline
form. They are designed to be read
as directions for the content and
outcome of school curriculum.
Everything in a formal curriculum
policy document refers directly or
indirectly to student outcomes of
schooling.
Political
The process of writing curriculum
policy is political. The question of
“What knowledge should be in the
curriculum?” has become
“Whose knowledge should be in the
curriculum?”
The shift reflects the political function
of curriculum policy. Curriculum
policies represent concrete political
positions . The political promise to
revise or to create new curriculum
policy ,when elected , is Political in
nature.

9. The concept of curriculum is as dynamic as
the changes that occur in society. In its
narrow sense, curriculum is viewed merely
as a listing of subject to be taught in school.
In a broader sense, it refers to the total
learning experiences of individuals not only
in schools but in society as well.
conclusion

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