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  The Kenyan Curriculum Vs Mauritius Curriculum  Kenya and Mauritius The two most obvious similarities between Kenya and Mauritius are 1) both are world leading tourist destinations and 2) both are in some way surrounded by the Indian ocean and located to the East of the African Continent (well, you´d also say both are African countries but you won´t really be sure about Mauritius 😜). In contrast, while on one end Kenya is home to some of the greenest countrysides and the best wildlife sights in Africa, Mauritius hands-down plays host to the best beach destinations you´ll ask for in Africa (win-win right?). But wait there´s more; both Countries are former British colonies and both know a thing or two about imperial capitalism (oops). Kenya is, as an interesting difference, 40 times more densely populated than Mauritius. Mauritius however beats Kenya both in life expectancy (74 years against 62) and the GDP Per Capita Income (in a ratio 9 to 1). Curriculum Comparis...

1. Current Theoretical Approach to the Curriculum in Kenya 1.1. Kenyan Approach to Curriculum The Kenyan curriculum is approached from a dominantly technical perspective.   The processes of Curriculum development and design in Kenya are both highly bureaucratic and technocratic in nature. The managerial approach to curriculum as a branch of the behavioral approach involves a predetermined and logical process with goals at the end and activities lined towards attainment of the goals. Communication here is always top-down (Ornstein & Hunkins, 1993). In Kenya, curriculum specialists (technocrats) and supervisors at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development and the Ministry of Education always act as the top-level management. They formulate policies, determine the need for change and then communicate them down the bureaucratic ladder to the schools (Kobiah, 2016). Georgescu, Stabback, Jahn, Ag-Muphtah and Castro (2008) observed thus; The curriculum documents ...