(Development of production and planning management curriculum to develop knowledge economy concepts for industrial secondary school students)

This research aimed: Defining the concepts of the knowledge economy necessary for students of decoration and advertising in the industrial secondary school, and developing a proposed conception for a developed curriculum in production and planning management that develops these concepts for these students, and after preparing the developed curriculum, two of its units were selected and prepared to measure their effectiveness in developing the concepts of a knowledge economy. The student sample of the research was chosen from female students of the (15th of May Industrial Secondary School for Girls) and apply research tools on them, then teaching them the units of knowledge and the knowledge economy. And then applying the research tools on them again. Research results: proved that there is a difference in the cognitive aspect of the female students in the research sample, between before and after applications, in favor of the after measurement, which approved that there is an improvement in their cognitive aspect, after teaching the content of the two units. This result gives a high level of significance, and proves that the teaching of the two units has a significant impact on students' achievement of the cognitive aspects included in them. Important recommendations: work continuously on developing curricula in industrial secondary schools - Teach the concepts of the knowledge economy to all students in industrial disciplines - training students on how to conduct feasibility studies for small projects at all educational levels - considering projects the small industrial sector is a starting point for achieving economic and social development in Egypt.