CONTEMPORARY CURRICULA ISSUES IN EDUCATION

This course is intended to assist students identify the current contemporary curricula issues in education and engages them into a critical analysis and discussion of these issues within the Ugandan and international contexts. This course further provides a forum for developing students’ competencies for their roles as educational planners and policy makers, curriculum developers, language educators, social science educators, science educators, teacher educators, teachers, school managers, and academics. This course also inspires students to become mindful of the contemporary issues in the hope of   proper planning and improving education systems. The course also emphasizes the need for stakeholders in education to appreciate the interrelatedness of different subjects and the need to use multi-disciplinary approaches in achieving the total/whole curriculum that is relevant to societal needs.