THE ROLES OF STAKEHOLDERS IN

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
 Stakeholders

 are individuals or institutions that are

interested in the school curriculum.
1. Learners at the Center of the
Curriculum

 The learners are the very reason a curriculum is

developed.
The Role of Students as Stakeholders
in the Curriculum

 • The learner as the center of the educational

process.
 2. Teachers as Curriculum
Developers and Implementers

 •A teacher is a curriculum maker.

 •Planning and writing the curriculum are the primary
roles of the teachers
 3. Curriculum Managers and
Administrators
 In school organization, there is always a curriculum
manager or school administrator.
 School Principal- one of their function is being a
curriculum manager
-they supervise curriculum
implementation,
- select and recruit new teachers,
- admit students, procure equipment and
materials needed for effective learning.
- plan for the improvement of school
facilities and physical plants.
 The role of the administrators

* The principle of command responsibility and

institutional leadership rests on the shoulders of
administrators.
* In the academic institution, school
administrators have a great stake or concern about
what kind of curriculum their schools offer and how
these are implemented.
 Why are school administrators
and curriculum managers important
to curriculum implementation?
 *the school administrators play an important role in
shaping the school curriculum because they are the
people who are responsible in the formulation of the
schools’ vision, philosophy, mission, and objectives.
 *the school administration have the responsibility of
running the entire school effectively.
4. Parents as Supportive to the
Curriculum
 “My child and my money go to this school”.
 What is the implication of this statement to
the school curriculum?
 It simply means that the parents are the best
supporters of the school, specially because they are
the ones paying for the child’s education.
 Parents would be willing to pay the cost of educating
their child for as long as their children get the best
learning or school experiences .
How do parents shape the curriculum
and why are they considered as
stakeholder
 Effective parental involvement in school affairs.
 The parents involvement extends from the confine of
the school to the homes.
 Giving support to various activities and assisting in the
accomplishment of the school curriculum.
 5. Community Members as
Curriculum Resource

 *The success in the implementation of the curriculum

requires resources.
 *The community members and materials in the
existing local community can very well substitute for
what are needed to implement the curriculum.
 * Respected community members may be included in
school boards as in some schools.
 6. Other Stakeholders in
Curriculum Implementation
 Professional organizations
 * They are being asked by curriculum specialists to
contribute in curriculum review because they have a
voice in licensure examinations.Professional
organizations are those of each profession, like
teachers’ organization, lawyers’ organizations, medical
doctors’ association, engineers’ organization.
The government
* Is represented by the DepEd for basic education
curricula and the CHED for the tertiary and graduate
education curricula.

* These two government agencies have mandatory

and regulatory powers over the implementation of
any curricula.

*The third government agency that has high stake

in the schools’ curricula is the professional
regulation commission (PRC)