Challenges Faced by Curriculum Developers in Implementing Multilingual Education in Fiji Classrooms

Autor/in	Chand, Satish Prakash
Titel	Challenges Faced by Curriculum Developers in Implementing Multilingual Education in Fiji Classrooms
Quelle	In: Curriculum and Teaching, 30 (2015) 1, S.85-94 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0726-416X
DOI	10.7459/ct/30.1.07
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Curriculum Development; Barriers; Multilingualism; Qualitative Research; Phenomenology; Interviews; Political Issues; Educational Administration; Professional Autonomy; Labor Turnover; Expertise; Resource Materials; Elementary Education; Administrator Attitudes; Administrator Role; Fiji + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Qualitative Forschung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Politischer Faktor; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Berufsfreiheit; Expert appraisal; Quellenmaterial; Elementarunterricht; Fidschi
Abstract	The paper reports on the challenges faced by the curriculum developers in implementing multilingual education in Fiji classrooms. A qualitative methodological orientation which included phenomenological approach to study was employed. Relevant data was gathered through interviews. The results showed that while Curriculum Development Unit (CDU) is solely in-charge of the development and implementation of the curriculum in Fiji, political and administrative factors have more impact on curriculum than anyone else. Lack of staff autonomy to develop curriculum, absence of expertise, irregularities in workforce recruitment, voluntarily turnover of staff, access to resource materials and weak research and consultation with academics, stakeholders and teachers are major impediments which slow or prevent the implementation of the multilingual education in Fiji classrooms. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01