To evaluate curriculum implementation process in secondary schools of Karachi

This research paper is concerned with the study carried out for the fulfillment of M. Phil (Education) to evaluate the curriculum implementation process in secondary schools of Karachi. The researcher was interested to make a research in this area because of the declining trend of secondary education in Pakistan. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the curriculum implementation process in secondary schools of Karachi; to determine the competency level of the teachers to implement the curriculum; to point out the hurdles in the way of curriculum implementation process; to ensure that teachers have liberty and enough time to prepare instructional teaching material; to analyze the impact of innovative teaching strategies on students learning; to estimate the provision of sufficient resources and cooperation of management to implement the curriculum. The overall strategy of this study was survey. The population was consisted of secondary school teachers of Karachi. Stratified random sampling design was used. The sample size was 60 teachers, 37 from private sector and 23 from public sector. A questionnaire consisted of 20 items was used for collection of data. Data was analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The tables with frequencies and percentages were used.