Teacher Empowerment Through Curriculum Development: Theory into Practice

South African education faces major challenges, of which curriculum changes are at the core. Education is confronted with continual curriculum changes at all levels, from school to higher education. Teachers play an important role as key agents of curriculum change, and can contribute to the successful and dynamic development of curriculum if they are empowered with the appropriate skills and knowledge. Their positive disposition towards curriculum can be a motivating factor that adds value to the process of relevant curriculum development.