An Action Research on the Curriculum Design and Implementation of the Integrative Activities Infusing Peace Education for Junior High School Students

• Main Authors: Chi-Jung Lin, 林祺榕
• Other Authors: Pei-I Chou
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/33900015605754416066

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 教育研究所 === 102 === In order to promote peace education in junior high school, this study aims to design a peace education curriculum project and implement it in a junior high school to assess students’ performance towards peace and observe their behaviors in the classroom. Action research was adopted. According to the theoretical framework of peace education, the 4 dimensions, respecting caring, conflict resolution, cooperation and global correction, are extracted. Meanwhile, the evaluation questionnaires were developed accordingly. Basing on capacity indicators for Integrated activity in the nine-year compulsory education program, the 12 classes of integrated activity curriculum which are of 4 teaching themes, such as empathy, anti - bullying, mutual assistance and career planning, are designed for the students in seventh grade. The study period was from August 2013 to January 2014.74 seventh grade students in Tainan city participated in this study. The results showed that the scores of 4 dimensions and 4 teaching themes were improved in all the participants in terms of pre- and post- questionnaire measurement and qualitative documents. Respecting caring improved most of all, and the remaining items sequentially for cooperation, global association, and conflict resolution. Consequently, the present study indicated that this peace education curriculum project was of help from individual aspect to local aspect, even to global aspect in terms of peace and conflict resolution behavior. It should be worth to apply to the Integrated activity curriculum in junior high school.