The purposes of this study were to understand the concepts and needs of the narrative thinking style and to provide the basic strategies of narrative-oriented curriculum reconstruction and diverse options for the reconstruction. For those purposes, th...
The purposes of this study were to understand the concepts and needs of the narrative thinking style and to provide the basic strategies of narrative-oriented curriculum reconstruction and diverse options for the reconstruction. For those purposes, the following research tasks were set:
First, the theoretical base of narrative and curriculum reconstruction will be examined.
Second, the basic matters of narrative-oriented curriculum reconstruction strategies will be investigated based on the teacher's narrative and individual and practical knowledge.
Third, based on the two, three strategies of narrative-oriented curriculum reconstruction will be devised.
Using the interpretive framework to decide which perspective would be taken in analyzing curriculums throughout all the stages of curriculum reconstruction, three strategies were set and summarized as follows:
First, the curriculum potential is the implementing device of narrative and refers to the strategy to perceive and conceive the capacity of curriculum materials differently according to the teachers' individual knowledge.
Second, the curriculum interpretation is the interpreter of curriculums and focuses on the construction of the meanings of each curriculum material differently according to the teachers' individual knowledge and experience.
Third, the implementation study will exert meaningful impacts on the teachers' reflection on their own lessons and their improvements, as well as the curriculum reconstruction.
Based on the results, the following suggestions were made:
First, the teachers need to reconstruct the curriculum on the field.
Second, the teachers' perception and attitudes should be changed so that the narrative-oriented curriculum reconstruction can be more activated.
Third, it's necessary to change the school policies, establish institutional conditions, and improve the working conditions for the teachers.
Fourth, the teachers should be given education or in-service training regarding the narrative-oriented curriculum reconstruction.
Fifth, alterations should be made to the narration of the textbooks. They should be narrated in the storytelling style, which is easy for the students to understand and to interpret in their own ways, beyond the conventional logical and propositional knowledge and explanations.