National Academy for Educational Research

　　為因應國民教育制度變革，本計畫分別從政治、經濟、社會、文化與科技層面，探討臺灣各項趨勢發展與議題，討論其對未來K-12 課程的訂定，有何啟示或影響，提出因應建議，做為未來制定課程時的參考。本計畫以「整合」研究為基調，並定位為「基礎性」研究，目的除提出各層面、以及綜合的變遷趨勢清單之外，並前瞻未來課程，針對不同學習階段，建議是否因應、因應的必要性以及如何因應。本計畫分成四階段進行：（1）文獻系統評述，（2）指標性人物個別訪談，（3）學科領域焦點座談，（4）教育問卷調查與諮詢座談。根據以上過程，五個分支計畫分別列出未來變遷趨勢與議題清單，並透過教育諮詢座談，歸納出不同教育階段的因應必要建議。本計畫最後提出以面對「全球化」影響與現象，作為前瞻未來課程內容變革的參考主軸。除此之外，不同分支計畫各自提出更多的變遷與議題。從教育諮詢座談中理解，本計畫所提出之教育基本目標，對於現行課程理念，例如民主、人權法治、環境生態、尊重差異、多元平等等價值，多持同意立場。但考慮科技變遷，風險、民主、正義相關議題，則認為現有課程須要做較大因應。本計畫並認為未來國民教育課程需有宏觀視野，採取整體規劃，課程內容不宜過多、過深，除強調跨科的議題融入學習的重要，並強調未來師資培育、既有師資的進修增能的鼓勵與支持，應先行於課程改革之推動。

　　Facing the needs arising from the coming education reform in Taiwan's national education, this project explores various aspects of trend changes, including political, economic, social, cultural and techno-scientific ones. It studies probable impacts of trend changes on curriculum revisions. It is a project relying on integration method and with characteristics of fundamental research. Its primary goal is first to propose a list of trend changes and issues we are facing or we will be facing, and then to explore and to provide suggestions for curriculum changes according to different needs of education years.

　　This project has employed four stages of research: (1) systematic review of literature, (2) in-depth interview of selected national elites and experts, (3) focus group meetings with invited discipline experts, (4) consultation meeting with educators and education scholars. Conclusions and suggestions were made after these four stages of research.

　　The project concludes that when considering trend changes, “globalization”, its impacts and multi-faced phenomenon, should be the primary reference framework for future curriculum revision. And each division project has also made its own evaluation and additional suggestions. Most of the education objectives suggested by this project, such as democracy, human rights and rule of law, environment and ecology conservation, respecting diversities, multicultural equality, have led us to support some of the main values of current education system. But when taking techno-scientific trend changes, and related risks, democracy and justice issues into consideration, current curriculum is expected to make significant adaptations for this purpose.

　　This project also suggests that planning for future national education curriculum requires macro visions that can go beyond micro or partial interests, and will adopt an approach that plans with the whole rather than only the parts. Also, the project supports many complaints against the over-loading tendencies existing in current curriculums for both the overall structure and some of specific courses. We suggest new curriculum should adopt a pro-integrating and melting method in teaching and in practice more than adding on new topics. This study also proposes support for preparing teachers for education reform. Efforts for assisting both careered and young teachers to adjust should make prior to the implementation of curriculum reform.