Although the curriculum is
expected to be implemented in certain standards nationwide in Turkey, research
shows that teachers do not implement it faithfully and adapt it to their own
classes. The aim of this study is to compare curriculum adaptation processes of
teachers working in state and private high schools, and to explore the factors
that affect this process. The multiple case study is used, and data was
collected by deviant case sampling (private/state high school) from four high
school teachers voluntarily participating in the study. The data was collected
through documents, observations and interviews and analyzed by content analysis
technique. Findings show that used adaptation patterns omitting, extending and
revising. While teachers at the state school make adaptations for remedial teaching,
teachers at private high school are more focused on increasing student learning
and preparing for university exams. Besides, teachers in state high school are
asking for adaptation recommendations in order to be able to cope with
differences in the student profile, while teachers in private high school are
asking for help in search of support for university entrance exams. The process
of curriculum adaptation patterns of participant teachers could be affected by
the centralized education system, degree of flexibility granted to teachers, structure
of curriculum and student profiles.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | April 30, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 40 Issue: 1 |