The document discusses issues and trends in curriculum development. It outlines factors that affect curriculum such as changes in society, the explosion of knowledge, and government policies. Curriculum decisions are based on characteristics of the target population as well as policy context. Key issues in curriculum include disadvantaged students, inadequately trained teachers, vague objectives, and poor evaluation procedures. Emerging trends involve fulfilling demands of multicultural education, school reforms, and integrating technology and moral education into the curriculum. Other ongoing issues relate to resources, expertise, attitudes, and bureaucratic challenges in curriculum development.