Exploring Teachers´ Perceptions of Curriculum Change and theirUse of Textbooks during its Implementation: A Review of CurrentResearch
2017
Curriculum change and its implementation into school
instruction represent a complex process which has to be founded
in a well-designed plan and supported by material and
non-material factors in order to succeed. Key factors for
successfully implementing a curriculum change include teachers
and their attitudes, which may vary according to the
sociocultural context. Textbooks are also an important factor
among the frameworks and mechanisms that seek to guide
curriculum change. In comparison to other factors, textbooks
are more evident. The purpose of this study is to review the
state of the art related to research on teacher perceptions of
curriculum changes. The review is aimed primarily at the
research findings and secondarily at the methodological aspects
of studies examining this issue. Special focus is placed on the
role of school textbooks as curriculum materials supporting the
curriculum change implementation. In the review, 37 resources
published between 2000 and 2015 were analysed. Twelve of the
sources were related to the topic of teachers’ use of textbooks
during curriculum change implementation. The results of the
review suggest that teacher perceptions of curriculum changes
are not uniform, but vary between positions of acceptance and
resistance. Teachers’ demographical characteristics (e.g.
gender, years of teaching practice) and the perceived
constraints of the implementation were identified as the
factors most influencing stances towards the curriculum
changes. It was also found that textbooks are still perceived
as a key curricular (and instructional) tool by teachers.
Teachers’ lack of pedagogical content knowledge was the most
restraining factor in their use of textbooks during the
implementation of the renewed curricula. The review concludes
with suggestions for further research on teachers’ perceptions
towards curriculum changes and their use of textbooks during
this process.
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