關聯機構、彈性課程－論我國後期中等教育改革的新趨勢

本文從學校與課程的性質轉變，論述我國後期中等教育的改革趨勢。這個趨勢包含了高中職教育在垂直與水平兩方面的聯繫與統整。本文逐一討論這些改革，並分析其所引發的問題。本文也透過「關聯式教育分工」與「彈性的學程與進路」兩個概念，來描繪後期中等教育的新面貌，並嘗試為此一轉型趨勢加以定位。基於上述討論，本文的結論是：近十年來的教育改革，已使得我國後期中等教育體系逐漸從「孤立機構、個別課程」的模式朝向「關聯機構、彈性課程」的模式轉型。這個新模式，強調以關聯性的分工作為新時代的教育原則，並以增進學程與進路的彈性為目標，致力統整過去分立的各級各類課程。

關鍵字

課程統整；機構統整；後期中等教育

並列摘要

The main argument of this article is that the transformation of the upper secondary education system in Taiwan in the past decade has shown a shift from the 'insular institutional, individual curriculum' model to the 'connective institution, flexible curriculum’ model. This transformation includes the integration of upper secondary education in two main dimensions. First, the vertical integration refers to an increased corporation between upper secondary education and both higher education and lower secondary education. Second, the horizontal integration indicates a more unified, interactive and corporative relationship between general and vocational education. These different aspects are then discussed and the issues arising as a result of these developments are also analysed. In addition, drawing on the distinction between divisive and connective specialisation and the distinction between tracked, linked and unified system, it is argued that the concept of connective specialisation and the linked system can be used to highlight many features of the 'connective institution, flexible curriculum' model. According to these analyses, this article concludes by suggesting that the transformation of the upper secondary education system in Taiwan towards a 'connective institution, flexible curriculum' model has become increasingly evident in the last decade. The main theme of this transformation is to take 'connective specialisation' as a new form of educational specialisation and to increase the overall flexibility of upper secondary education in terms of programmes / curriculum and pathways.