| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立屏東師範學院 === 國民教育研究所 === 91 === The Grade 1-9 Curriculum has been executed since 2001, and therefore causes a tremendous impact in the history of education in Taiwan. Hence, this research is designed to understand the opinions of teachers in small-scaled elementary schools in Ping-tung as well as those of the students'''''''' parents. It also tries to probe into the consequential issues pertaining to the curriculum reform.
This very study served the following purposes:
1. To explore the state of affairs of executing the Grade 1-9 Curriculum in elementary schools.
2. To understand the divergence of executing the Grade 1-9 Curriculum among schools of different areas.
3. To probe into the divergence among opinions of the elementary school teachers with different background.
4. To survey parents'''''''' understanding of the curriculum and their participation in it.
5. To provide validated suggestions based on the research outcome in order to enhance the effect of curriculum execution.
The subjects of this study are teachers in small-scaled elementary schools in Ping tung and their students'''''''' parents. The research tools used to acquire necessary information are questionnaires with multiple-choice and open questions. The researcher of this study designs two forms of questionnaires.
One of the questionnaires is "The opinion survey questionnaire on Grade 1-9 for teachers in small-scaled elementary schools in Ping-tung." The six variables used to gather the respondents'''''''' background information include gender, length of teaching experience, job title, region of service, professional education history, and whether-or-not participating in the Grade 1-9 Curriculum. 798 teachers from 70 small-scaled elementary schools responded the questionnaire.
The other one is "The questionnaire on parents'''''''' participation in the Grade 1-9 Curriculum in small-scaled elementary schools in Ping-tung." 350 copies of the questionnaire are full-filled by students'''''''' parents.
All acquired data were analyzed with statistical methodologies, including histograms and Chi-squire test.
The results of this study indicate that:
1. The majority of the teachers in small-scaled elementary schools in Ping-tung show their approving attitude toward the schools'''''''' curriculum scheme and practice of curriculum leading.
2. The majority of the teachers in small-scaled elementary schools in Ping-tung show their approving attitude toward the practice of school-based curriculum in the Grade 1-9 Curriculum.
3. Most of the teachers in small-scaled elementary schools in Ping-tung support the way the schools promote teachers'''''''' further in-job education and teaching professional proficiency.
4. Most of the teachers in small-scaled elementary schools in Ping-tung assent to curriculum integration and fusion of the six issues into the curriculum.
5. More than ninety percent of the teachers in small-scaled elementary schools display satisfaction toward the curriculum scheme and the textbook selection. However, only fifty percent show their satisfaction about the curriculum connection.
6. The teachers in small-scaled elementary schools in Ping-tung are of the opinion that most of the students'''''''' parents are more willing to participate in Parent-teacher Association than in course programs or school teaching activities.
7. The students'''''''' parents agree that they are more willing to participate in Parent-teacher Association than in course programs or school teaching activities.
8.Teachers in small-scaled elementary schools of different regions show a statistically significant diversity of opinions on the operation of committee of curriculum, team teaching, dialect classes, teachers'''''''' creative teaching, and parents'''''''' participation in school activities.
Finally, according to the results of this study, some valid suggestions are made for further research as well as for governmental educational administrations, school administrations, and current elementary school teachers.
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