A conceptual framework for developing a glocalized school-based curriculum

Abstract

The research was initially driven by an empirical requirement adopting foreign early childhood curricula for a K12 program from kindergarten to high school. After reviewing existing global or international curricula adopted and adapted in different research contexts, a handful of researches have been conducted in China’s context. However, the growth of internationalized K12 schools is rapid and the demand for glocalized school-based curriculum (SBC) is urgent in China. Therefore, a conceptual framework for developing a glocalized SBC was developed based on general curriculum development models, school-based curriculum development models, and the consideration of the contexts. The framework is expected can not only provide the current research with technical support in terms of integrating global curricula and local curricula for one specific kindergarten but it can also be applied by other researchers whose researches are related to curriculum development, specifically in the early childhood field and involving global and local context and curricula adaptation.