Teachers' Opinions on the Adequacy and Relevancy of Primary Education Curriculum

Curriculum and Evaluation (Education)

The major objective of the present study is to evaluate the curricular relevance and appropriateness of the present primary education curriculum in Nepal. Accordingly, this study intended to identify the problems and challenges associated with the curriculum. Altogether 400 headmasters, assistance head masters and subject teachers were selected on the purposive sampling. The findings of the present study envisage that the existing curriculum is unsatisfactory in the changed context of the nation. Most of the teachers of present study felt that contents and activities mentioned in the curriculum and textbooks are not adequate for the development of the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes. In the implementation side, the curriculum has not been effectively delivered due to the lack of instrumental resources, trained teachers and dearth of seriousness in its implementation Hence, the overall situation hints that there is need for some curriculum adjustment, improvement in the textbooks and serious need for the effective implementation to make the curriculum more relevant to the needs of the society and to the level of primary level children as the implication of this study.

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