A Study on the Implementation of School-Based Curriculum Development at the Vocational High School –A Case Study on Electrical and Electronic Cluster at a Vocational High School

• Main Authors: Hsieh Hsun Chien, 薛順乾
• Other Authors: 許良明
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/44553022307751704702

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 工業教育學系 === 94 === The research aims at studying the school-based curriculum development in vocational high schools within A tentative curriculum outline for departmental clusters for vocational high schools. A qualitative case study is adopted in this research, selecting a vocational school as the subject of the research. The data is collected through interviews with the principal, administrators, teachers of electrical and electronic cluster, and teachers of other common subjects. Interviews of the school staff and those of experts involving in the curriculum development are crossly analyzed to reach the conclusion of this research: 1. The professional expertise and willingness of teachers are keys to the success of school-based curriculum. 2. The egotism of individual subjects in the cluster hinders curriculum development and resource integration. 3. The subjects in the cluster need to develop their distinctive features to set apart from the current curriculum. 4. The theory and the principles of curriculum design and the analysis of key competence should be emphasized during the process of designing curriculum. 5. Without a sound policy, the effectiveness of school-based curriculum and the availability of optional courses will be affected. 6. The scrutiny mechanism of the curriculum is under developed, and will thus affect the effectiveness of the curriculum.