Student CENTREDNESS

7. Advantages of a Student-Centred Curriculum

The advantages of a student-centred approach to course curriculum planning are

• A stronger bond between teaching and the curriculum;
• Greater emphasis on the students’ needs, an aspect which could be especially helpful for CHAGAL students who attend courses that are not primarily intended for them;
• The research on teaching (e.g. action research) can concentrate on more relevant issues;
• A more realistic description of the role of teachers who have always been and will always be curriculum developers;
• The development of instruments which help teachers to do their jobs more efficiently;
• A stronger demand on universities to define their requirements more thoroughly;
• As part of “higher education teaching” (i.e. teaching at university level) this approach will also help CHAGAL students.