Participation in Planning and Developing of School Curriculum from the Perspective of Yemeni Secondary School Teacher in Wadi Hadhramout

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the opinion of the Yemeni secondary school Teachers about their participation in planning and developing of school curriculum. The researchers designed a questionnaire to be answered by teachers in secondary school in Wadi Hadhramout. The sample of the study included (144) teachers, who were randomly selected. Data was analyzed by using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and T-test. The major findings of this study were: 1- Teachers decided that their participation in planning and developing the study curriculum was very important, but it was limited. There were many different ways for participation. 2-Teachers in urban areas, and those who have had more experience believed that their participation in planning and developing the study curriculum was so limited and not enough. 3-Teachers’ specialization variable was not effective in all parts of the questionnaire.