TITLE:
Development of the Single National Curriculum; Opportunities at Primary Level
AUTHORS:
Beenish Hameed, Batool Ishaque, Irfa Ahmer Paul, Muhammad Abdullah Mahmood
KEYWORDS:
Single National Curriculum, Opportunities, Primary Level, Public Schools, Private Schools
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.12 No.9,
September
2,
2024
ABSTRACT: A good educational system has to involve all stakeholders to develop an effective curriculum. In Pakistan, school curriculum is usually developed with the consultation of the end users i.e. teachers and subject specialists. This research study explores the perceptions of stakeholders regarding opportunities of a single national curriculum; a study of public and private sector schools. Single National Curriculum implemented by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Imran Khan at school level in Pakistan that is the positive move towards the improvement in education system of Pakistan and elimination of educational inequality. The study used a mixed-method approach. It is based on unstructured interviews with six curriculum experts that revealed themes regarding opportunities in SNC. Quantitative data were collected by developing a questionnaire based on ten themes extracted from the interviews with subject specialists. Respondents to the questionnaire were 209 teachers of public and private schools. Data were collected by following all the ethical considerations. Financial ease, government engagement, activity-oriented, unified content and ICT integration are the opportunities regarding SNC. Quantitative data were analyzed through SPSS software (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) to explore teachers’ perceptions regarding SNC opportunities. Quantitative data analysis that the majority of the teachers agreed with the highlighted themes and statements regarding opportunities in SNC. No significant differences were found among the responses of public and private school teachers.