A Study on Multicultural Curriculum Design of Ethnic Relationship for Elementary Social Studies

• Main Authors: Lin,Chun-yin, 林君穎
• Other Authors: Tan,Guan-ding
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1998
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88349860432992400998

碩士 === 國立花蓮師範學院 === 多元文化研究所 === 86 === This study is aimed to design an ethnic-relation curriculum pertaining to multicultural education with a view which increasing students* knowledge of Taiwan aborigines, reducing their bias towards the aborigines, and improving their attitude and interrelationship with the aboriginal societies. Experiment teaching is undertaken to evaluate the suitability of this curriculum. The major goals of ethnic-relation curriculum are to cultivate students to have affirmative attitude of ethnic. The experiment samples were drawn from the sixth-graders of Pan-Chiao Elementary School, 39 students for experimental group and 39 for comparative group. Both groups are pre-tested before the ethnic-relation instruction and are post-tested after 9-week units of teaching. The main results are as follows: A.The ethnic-relation curriculum can enlarge students* vision of aboriginal culture. B.The ethnic-relation curriculum can change students* impression of aborigines. C.The ethnic-relation curriculum can improve students* attitude of affiliation and interrelationship with the aborigines. D.Multicultural education can reduce prejudice, stereotype and help elementary school students to develop good ethnic relationship. According to the main results, the following suggestions are proposed: A.Multiethnic education should be developed in elementary school to build up students* concept of ethnicity and ethnic relationship. B.More materials concerning ethnic interrelationship in elementary school should be increased in social studies textbook. C.Authorities should encourage colleges or universities to add the multicultural education in the courses of teacher training and in-service education. D. Elementary School Teachers should use multimedia materials which including aboriginal culture and events in teaching activities.