A Study on Outdoor Education in Tainan City Elementary Schools

• Main Authors: CHIH-SHUANG HSU, 徐治霜
• Other Authors: 呂錘卿
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88555340037952730879

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 國民教育研究所 === 94 === A Study on Outdoor Education in Tainan City Elementary Schools Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the condition of outdoor education in Tainan city elementary schools , included the preparative conditions , practicing conditions , and the viewpoints of students on self-improvement promoted by outdoor education. This research adopts questionnaires to survey 284 teachers and 500 students from third grade to sixth grade in Tainan city elementary schools. On teachers’ , 242 questionnaires were effective , and the returning rate was 85.2﹪. On students’ ,495 questionnaires were effective , and the returning rate was 99﹪. The obtained data was analyzed by statistical test such as frequency distribution , percentage , t-test , one-way ANOVA , Pearson’s product-moment correlation , and Chi-square . According to the analysis, this research obtains the following conclusion: 1. The preparative conditions of outdoor education in Tainan city elementary schools. （1）. Most teachers’ will of transacting outdoor education is medium. （2）. The most part of motives for teacher to transact outdoor education is to match up the curriculum teaching of each subject. （3）. The more senior teachers have less will to transact outdoor education. （4）. Most teachers actualize pre-education before going ,and the most contents is “safety declaration”. （5）. Students’ will of participating in outdoor education is very strong. 2. The practicing conditions of outdoor education in Tainan city elementary schools. （1）. Most teachers like to transact outdoor education in the way under cooperation with the teachers in the same grade. （2）. The most type of outdoor education is “using community resource” and the fewest one is “field adventuring”. （3）. The most difficult factor of transacting outdoor education is “traffic safety”. （4）. Teachers often fuse the topic of outdoor education on “science and life technology “and “environment education”. （5）. Most teachers take “learning sheets “as the way to test students’ learning about outdoor education. （6）. The rate of high-grade students choosing “other countries”as the location of outdoor education is higher than the rate of low-grade students. （7）. Parents of high-grade students take less part in outdoor education than parents of low-grade students. （8）. Parents from the school possessing over 49 classes take less participation in outdoor education than parents from the school possessing 24~28 classes. 3. The variant conditions about the viewpoints of students with different background on self-improvement promoted by outdoor education. （1）. Mid-grade students agree more than High-grade students that outdoor education can promote the self-development on cognition, affection and skills. （2）. The students from the school possessing 24-28 classes agree more than the students from the school possessing below 24 classes that outdoor education can promote the self-development on cognition and skills. （3）. Students taking part in outdoor instruction agree more than the one that didn’t take part in outdoor instruction that outdoor instruction can promote the self-development on cognition, affection and skill. （4）. The students have more stronger will that taking part in outdoor instruction have more agreement that students have for the promotion on cognition, affection and skill resulted from outdoor instruction. According to above conclusions , offering several specific suggestions to elementary school authorities and follow-up research. .