PERANAN DAN KEDUDUKAN KURIKULUM DALAM PENDIDIKAN

Abstract

Curriculum management is a crucial part of the curriculum in every educational institution and school-based management. The scope of curriculum management includes: planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum. In the context of educational institutions, curriculum activities are more directed at efforts to align and adapt the national curriculum (competency standards and basic competencies) with local needs and the conditions of the school concerned. The goal is for the curriculum to support student development in relation to their environment, and there are several factors that need to be considered when managing the curriculum, the first is increasing productivity, the results of curriculum activities are an important aspect that must be considered in curriculum management. The main goal in management is to ensure that students can achieve learning outcomes in accordance with curriculum objectives. The principle of democracy, curriculum management needs to follow democratic rules, which provide a proper place for managers, implementers, and students, so that they can carry out their roles with responsibility to achieve curriculum objectives. Cooperation to achieve the desired results in curriculum management, all parties involved must work together well. Furthermore, the importance of effectiveness and efficiency. All processes in curriculum management must pay attention to effectiveness and efficiency in order to achieve curriculum objectives, so that management can provide satisfactory results with minimal cost, time, and effort. Supporting factors in the form of vision, mission, and objectives in the curriculum management process must be understood and implemented by all elements of the resources within the educational unit.