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ED259466 EA017930
Title: An Effective Approach to Curriculum Change: Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation.
Author(s): Michaletz, James E.
Pages: 13
Publication Date: April 09, 1985
Notes: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Catholic Educational Association (St. Louis, MO, April 8-11, 1985).
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Opinion papers (120); Speeches/meeting papers (150)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Illinois
Journal Announcement: RIEDEC1985
Target Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
This essay
presents an approach to substantial and long-range curriculum change
in three stages: planning, implementation, and evaluation. Planning,
to which three quarters of the paper is devoted, is defined as a
deliberate, collaborative, continuous process of determining and
providing for the most effective manner to implement a change. The
most important components of this definition, discussed in depth,
include (1) deliberative and determining, (2) collaborative, (3)
future-oriented, and (4) structured/flexible. A planning model that
includes implementation and evaluation is then outlined and discussed
in seven sequential steps: (1) identification of the change, (2)
formation of a support group, (3) assessment, (4) future awareness,
(5) analysis, (6) action plans, and (7) evaluation. The evaluation
process is threefold, consisting of, first, an evaluation of the
whole planning process, then an evaluation of the change itself,
and finally a formative evaluation for assessing future plans. (TE)
Descriptors: *Change Strategies; Curriculum Design; *Curriculum Development; Educational Assessment; Educational Cooperation; *Educational Planning; Elementary Secondary Education; Formative Evaluation; *Long Range Planning; Models; Organizational Communication; *Organizational Objectives; Participative Decision Making; Program Implementation; Summative Evaluation
