Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy

Mission and Objectives

The mission of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Department in its programs: Subject Area Teaching Specialization (Social Sciences, English or Arabic) and Higher Diploma in Teaching, is to qualify pre-service and in-service teachers with the necessary pedagogical knowledge, skills, attitudes, and professional competencies to accompany their students in their personal, academic and holistic development. These programs dedicate their efforts to:

• provide teachers with life-long learning skills, effective communication skills, and creative and critical thinking skills in order to meet the needs of changing Palestinian society,
• develop teachers’ professional capacities in using effective strategies and techniques through the integration of modern educational technology in teaching-learning process,
• deepen their support and commitment to the highest values, ethics and morals,
• understand and accompany human development and its processes.