CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES: THE PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS TOWARD ITS IMPACT ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

FAMADE OLADIRAN AFOLAYAN

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES: THE PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS TOWARD ITS IMPACT ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

FAMADE OLADIRAN AFOLAYAN

Abstract

Curriculum development, as a word and a concept, is an integral part of education systems it is a sequence or series of coursework, within a particular area or content focus. The development of curriculum remains a value-laden process of determining what “should” be taught within the institutions of schools, given the social, cultural, political, and environmental influences upon the curriculum development process. Therefore, because university education assists the improvement of institutional, community and societal development through the training of competent and responsible professionals needed for sound macroeconomic and public sector management, it’s the focus of this paper to investigate teachers perception of university education Curriculum development and its’ Impact on Community Development. A descriptive research design was adopted while using a research instrument titled “Teachers Perception on the Impact of Tertiary Education Curriculum on Community Development Questionnaire (TPITECCDQ)” for data collection. Data were analyzed using simple percentages and Mean. The study revealed among others that in university education curriculum design structure, more emphasis should be tailored towards the content and delivery strategy which has greater chances of achieving the desired objective of a program. The paper came up with some relevant recommendations.

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