Deviation from Recommended Curriculum and Efforts to Bridge the Gap Between Suggested and Taught Curricula

Abstract

This informative study aims to clarify the discrepancy amongst recommended and taught curriculum, as well as serve as a roadmap for educational agencies, curriculum creators, and teachers to determine the reasons for the gap and potential ways to close it. In this article, challenges faced by teachers in implementing the recommended curriculum will be discussed, as well as how effectively the difference between the recommended and taught curriculum are addressed. Six female secondary school teachers were the target demographic, and they were chosen from a private school in Karachi where they are working as coordinators. On-line interviews were used to gather primary data. Participants were asked questions using a semi-structured questionnaire. The results are intended to support the hypothesis that there is a difference amongst suggested and taught curriculum, and that teachers face significant challenges in implementing the recommended curriculum, which is more of a paper exercise than it should be.