THE PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION VERSUS PROBLEMS

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the challenges preschool teachers face in the curriculum implementation in Malaysia. In addition, in this study, it was also aimed to find out theunderlying reasons of most frequently stated issues of implementation from the teachers’ perspectives. This is a qualitative case study design; four preschool teachers chosen through purposive sampling as participants. The data was collected through interviews, teachingobservation and document analysis. The interview main data, interview pre and post data will be analyzed by using Nvivo Version 10.0. While content analysis document data and observation note data analyzed using interpretation methods. Cohen Kappa Index and triangulations methods will be used to determine the validity and reliability of research data.