The situation in other 18 countries…

Burma (Htay Htay), Belgium (Jeroen), Kyrgyzstan (Gulnara), India (Abraham), China(Shi Hai), Turkmenistan, (Tamara),

Kazachstan (Zhanath), Romania (Cristina), Pakistan (Amina),Egypt (Abdullah),Ecuador (César),Malaysia (Sharmini), Estonia (Maie), Philippines (María), Belarus(Andrei), Sri Lanka (Manjula), Ivory Coast (Aimè) and Madeira (Rom)

STUDENTS’ NEEDSDoes curriculum meet the needs of students?

1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

168%

213% 3

19%

WORK MARKET

Does curriculum meet the needs of the work market?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

157%

229%

314%

COMMUNITY

Does curriculum meet the needs of the community?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

160%

227%

313%

MINORITIES

Does curriculum meet the needs of minorities?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

139%

223%

338%

EXPERTS v TEACHERS

Is Curriculum Re- design done by experts appointed by the authorities?

1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

186%

214%

30%

POLITICAL TURMOILTo which extent does political turmoil get in the way of

Curriculum Improvement?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

127%

266%

37%

COURSEBOOKSAre there any available coursebooks that meet curricular

needs?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

119%

271%

310%

CIVIC ENGAGEMENTIs there civic engagement as a result of the implementation of

curriculum?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

136%

235%

329%

TESTING & ASSESSMENT

Do students get low scores in formative / summative tests and low performance standards in ongoing assessment?

1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

138%

243%

319%

PRIVATE EDUCATION

Does Private Education take advantage of Public Education's shortcomings to provide tuition, support and coaching to

those who can afford it?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

153%

240%

37%

NATIONAL COURSEBOOK WRITERS

Are there any national coursebook writers capable of writing suitable textbooks, developing suitable software and other

teaching materials?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

1100%

20%3

0%

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Is there enough funding for national coursebook production?

1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

159%

235%

36%

TEXTBOOK VARIETYIs there enough variety of textbooks suitable for curriculum

implementation?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

147%

235%

318%

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Is there enough international cooperation regarding textbook production and publishing?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

147%

240%

313%

NATIONAL COOPERATIONIs there enough cooperation and teamwork among teachers?

1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

156%2

19%

325%

TECHNOLOGY

Is technology not advanced enough?1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

150%

250%

30%

STUDENTS AND PARENTSAre students and parents ever consulted?

1=yes 2= no 3 = sometimes

175%

225%

30%

Mr. Shi Hai, a SUSI 2011 teacher from China consents that the curriculum meets the needs of the students, the job market , the

community and the minorities in his country.For instance when asked on the involvement of other people in the

redesigning of curriculum, he provided no answers, but most revealing , he said yes to the fact that politics get in the way of curriculum practices even though he proved no explanation or

description as to how or why.When asked about the use of technology in the curriculum, he stated

that it depended on the different areas taken into account. In some places it is possible to enjoy cutting edge technology while in others

it is not. One thing is clear, reading Mr. Shi Hai’s answers, one can safely conclude that the curriculum redesign in China faces some

difficulties which need to be addressed just like in many other countries. For instance the issue of political turmoil getting in the

way of effective curriculum implementation or the lack of civic engagement derived from it.

CASE STUDY: CHINA

CASE STUDY: INDIA

The respondent from India, Mr. Abraham John gave a similar response to the one given by Mr. Shi Hai, the respondent from China. He painted the same picture of inadequate use of technology in curriculum implementation and or redesign. Even when he acknowledges some participation by stake holders, their participation is eroded by political turmoil. Hence, disempowering the very stake holders mentioned earlier on have indeed played a significant role in curriculum re-design.

It is therefore safe to conclude that even India faces challenges when it comes to matters regarding curriculum re-design.