TY  - JOUR
T1  - Shaping the Curriculum: A Characteristics Approach and its Impact on Teaching and Learning
AU - Nair, R. Sudha AU - Hussin, Hanipah 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 9
SP  - 2054
EP  - 2057
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2016.2054.2057
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.2054.2057
KW  - Curriculum approach
KW  -characteristics
KW  -teaching
KW  -learning
KW  -curriculum issues
AB  - This is a critical review on the characteristics approach used in shaping the curriculum and its impact on teaching and learning. It analyzes 10 journals/book articles base on five characteristics of the curriculum. The terms discussed are research intensiveness, interdisciplinary, community engagement, global connectedness and academic literacy. These characteristics are compared and contrast with relevant information highlighting its impact on teaching and learning. It also further discusses the issues of concern regarding the processes on the delivery systems in learning organisations such as schools and higher learning institutions.
ER  -