美國當代品格教育的反省－證成、定義與評鑑

Reflections on Contemporary Character Education in the USA: Justification, Definition and Evaluation

陳伊琳(Yi-Lin Chen)

《中等教育》 59卷1期 (2008/03) Pp. 142-161

https://doi.org/10.6249/SE.2008.59.1.09

摘要

臺灣自2003年9月「全國教育發展會議」後，將品格教育列入既定的教育政策。一些關心品格教育的學者，紛紛投身於美國當代品格教育經驗的引薦，期盼藉以做為臺灣未來推展品格教育之參酌。然而，近來一些西方學者已經重新回頭檢視美國當代品格教育的發展。據此，本文提出三個尚待釐清的根本問題－品格教育的證成與目的、品格教育的定義、品格教育的評鑑。這些問題是關心品格教育未來健全發展的人所應嘗試解答的。

關鍵字

品格 ； 品格教育 ； 道德教育

並列摘要

Since September 2003, ”character education” has been an important educational policy in Taiwan. Some scholars in Taiwan, concerned with the hot issue of character education, are now engaged in introducing the American experience with this kind of education. However, from a literature review the author learned that some western scholars have begun to conduct a rigorous examination of contemporary character education in the USA. They have pointed out some deficiencies that need to be corrected and some key questions to be answered. In this paper, therefore, the author poses three fundamental questions which so far remain unanswered: the justification and aims of character education, the clear and appropriate definition of character education, and the evaluation of character education. These pending questions, it is argued here, are worthy of thorough investigation and should be undertaken by those who really care about the healthy development of character education in Taiwan.

並列關鍵字

character ； character education ； moral education

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