[[alternative]]A Study of School Based Curriculum Development in Compulsory Education Phase

[[abstract]]Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore the theory and praxis of school-based curriculum development. The aims of this study are 1. to clarify the rationales and main point of school-based curriculum development; 2. to investigate the findings of existing researches; 3. to understand the conditions and results of implementation of school-based curriculum development in other countries, including Australia, U.S.A, U.K., Canada, France, Hong Kong, and Sweden; 4. to inquiry the operating processes of school-based curriculum development in a elementary school and a junior high school in Taiwan; 5. to discuss the issues and myth in theory and praxis of school-based curriculum development; 6. to explore the possibility and approaches of implementation of school-based curriculum development in Taiwan. Through the literature analysis, case study, and interviewing, several conclusions result from the findings and discussions of this study. Accord to the conclusions, this study recommends some suggestions for the implementation of school-based curriculum development as well as the topics of further research.