| 摘要: | 本人原欲在2011 年度核定之杜威所著《經驗與教育》（Experience and Education, 1938）譯注計畫的基礎之上，於年底前擬定杜威所著的另一本《經驗與自然》（Experience and Nature, 1925, 1929）譯注計畫，但是國科會經典譯注計畫的承辦人告知「今後，凡執行經典譯注專題研究之成果未經出版者，不核准新案」，並且建議本人申請一般的專題研究計畫。經過一番的考慮，復經一段時間的探究之後，決定以〈杜威教材論的評析〉（A critical analysis of John Dewey’s thoughts about subject matter）為2012 年度的研究計畫之專題。在確認合適的研究範圍以確保計畫執行的順遂之前提下，本計畫之提出應能達到（一）擴展本人正在執行的《經驗與教育》譯注計畫的執行效益；（二）延續過去本人多年鑽研課程改革歷史的成果；（三）重新較完整地詮釋杜威的教材論；（四）尋繹杜威教材論主張的啟示等四項目的。具體而言，本研究將試著針對下列五項問題提出解答： 1. 杜威提出其教材主張的歷史、社會、文化背景，及其學理的基礎如何？ 2. 杜威對於教材的意義、性質、分類、選擇、組織、運用等的主張如何？ 3. 杜威對於教材與教法、教師、學生、科目、課程等之關係的主張如何？ 4. 時人與後人對於杜威教材論主張的理解（含正解與誤解）如何？ 5. 杜威教材論主張對於當前的課程與教學之理論與實務有何啟示？本研究預期以一年的時間，完成約三萬字的研究報告，並改寫為〈杜威教材論的評析〉論文一篇，於TSSCI 收錄的學術期刊上發表。
By following the current project of translation and annotation of Experience and Education I am executing, I planned to submit a new proposal of that of Experience and Nature, published in 1925 and reissued in 1929, another John Dewey’s classic on the list of recommendation promulgated by the National Science Council. However, a NSC officer told me that the new proposal will not be granted until the old one accomplished, reviewed, revised, and published. She suggested me to submit a proposal not in the same nature. After some thoughtful consideration and preliminary literature review, I decided to submit this proposal. On the premise of choosing an appropriate topic to narrow down the range of research proposal in order to guarantee its smooth execution, this proposal aims at fulfilling the following four purposes: (1) To extend the beneficial effect of the current project, “The translation and annotation of Experience and Education”; (2) To follow up the research line of history of curriculum I have built up for more than a dozen years; (3) To re-interpret John Dewey’s thoughts on subject matter in a more through way; and (4) To sort out the implications of John Dewey’s thoughts on subject matter for the current states of curriculum theory and practices in Taiwan. In concrete terms, this study will try to answer the following five research questions: 1. What are the historical, social, and cultural background as well as theoretical foundation of John Dewey’s thoughts on subject matter? 2. What are the thoughts of John Dewey on the meaning, nature, classification, selection, organization and utilization of subject matter? 3. What are the thoughts of John Dewey on the relationship among subject matter, teaching methods, teacher, student, subject, and curriculum? 4. What are the understandings and misunderstandings of his contemporaries and later generations on John Dewey’s thoughts on subject matter? 5. What are the implications of John Dewey’s thoughts on subject matter for the current states of curriculum theory and practices in Taiwan? A well written technical report will be finished in one year. A paper written based on the report to be submitted to scholarly published journals is also to be expected as well. |
