Abstract
M.Ed. (Curriculum Studies)
Education must be seen as dynamic, that is responding to the demands
made on it by science, technology and society. According to Fay
(1975: 19) natural science has provided men with a certain kind of
knowledge by means of which they can control their natural environment
by making it more hospitable and more productive. It is for
this reason that technology and science are seen as exercising a
great influence on our daily lives.
Changes in the nature of high school population and the geometrically - increasing quantity of scientific knowledge are identified as
causes leading to the changes in the high school Biology; curriculum
(Falk, 1971: 21). The introduction of the new senior Biology
syllabus to Soweto secondary schools should be seen as a reaction to
changes in the nature of scientific knowledge.
According to a report of a Workshop held by SCISA (Science Curriculum
Initiative for South Africa) at Michael house, 11-12 January
1989, it was realized that the current syllabus, and syllabus development
and implementation processes are "out of balance and in
need of review, This implies that the current syllabus fails to
meet the needs of the learner as well as those of society.