A strategy for teacher involvement in curriculum development

D.Ed.The study will focus on Foundation Phase teachers' involvement in curriculum development in the N7 district. Gauteng is divided into eighteen districts. These districts are clustered into three regions, that is, central (C), north (N) and south (S). The N7 district comprises Randfontein / Westonaria and Carletonville. There are one hundred and five schools in the district. This district has a diverse group of educators as the three ex-departments, that is the House of Representatives, Department of Education and Training and the Transvaal Department of Education are represented. Foundation Phase teachers are teachers involved in teaching grades R, one, two or three. The grade one teachers of the Foundation Phase are at present actively engaged in the Outcomes-based approach