Innovation in Curriculum Management for the Digital Era: Strengthening 21st-Century Education

Abstract

The curriculum holds a fundamental role in the education system as the main guideline that directs the goals, content, and implementation of the learning process. In the digital era, the rapid advancement of technology demands innovation in curriculum management to ensure its relevance to the needs of the modern workforce and society. This study aims to examine the urgency of innovation in curriculum management in adapting to the development of 21st-century educational technology. The research employs a document study method by analyzing recent scholarly literature concerning the integration of technology in learning, competency-based curriculum development, and managerial challenges in implementing educational innovation. The findings indicate the necessity of updating curriculum content, learning methods, and evaluation systems to make them more adaptive to digital developments and supportive of 21st-century skills such as digital literacy, critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. This study contributes both theoretically and practically to strengthening curriculum management as a strategic instrument in creating an innovative, relevant, and competitive education system in the global era.