A Study on Marine Education in Secondary School Status and Improvement Strategies

• Main Authors: Yun-sheng Wu, 吳韻笙
• Other Authors: Wen-yan Chiau
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2t2hth

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 海洋環境及工程學系研究所 === 96 === Taiwan is an island country, and thus the relationship between Taiwan and ocean is very closed. In 2007, the Ministry of Education published “The White Paper on Marine Education Policies”. In 2008, the Ministry of Education subsumed marine education into the A trial nine-year compulsory''s subject. In this study, the author integrated marine educational related references, actual interviews and questionnaire survey of the teachers who Teaching in Secondary School in Central and Southern Taiwan. In addition, the author investigated the understanding and importance of the teachers. The purpose of this study is to explore the incorporation into secondary school curricula and improvement strategies. However, the teachers may face comprehensive problems when they conduct marine educations. Some suggestions and thoughts are provided at the end of this research for teachers and researchers'' future use. The author analyzed the statistical dates of this study, and concluded as followed: (1) teachers have the motivation to spread marine educations; (2) teachers were deficient in teaching means and teaching materials of the marine educations; and (3) the awareness of marine consciousness had not increased and improved. According to the above conclusions, the author suggested: (1) upgrading proseminars'' assessment and feedback mechanism; (2) providing more channels for the teaching means and teaching materials of the marine educations; and (3) promoting the marine consciousness in educational environment. According to the research results, there were some suggestions for researchers'' future use: (1) integrating elementary school, secondary school, and senior high schools'' marine educations; (2) keeping assessing marine educations; and (3) appraising the management of marine education resources center and web site.