國民中學推動教師專業社群之個案研究：以科創社群為例

A Study of Professional Learning Communities (PLC) in Junior High Schools: Focusing on A Technological Creativity Community

陳芯怡 ； 朱耀明

《工業科技教育學刊》 8期 (2016/10) Pp. 48-55

https://doi.org/10.6306/JITE.201610_(8).0006

摘要

教師專業社群，是指一群以教育為目的，具有共同願景或目標的教師所組成之共學團體。本研究以個案方式探討一個以設計科創題目、促成科創競賽舉辦，並進而落實校內生活科技課程之教師社群其運作後的成效與挑戰，並以質性研究的模式進行探討、訪談與分析。結果發現社群成員以合作學習的模式，成就了科創競賽的完整性與教育性，也促使學校重視生科課程的發展；但困境在於無特定經費支援、科創社群的維持幾乎完全仰賴熱情，參與成員多半必須犧牲自己課餘的時間。本研究最後建議要提升社群效益，需要學校行政組織與社群相互配合，並補助經費，加強溝通對話，才能使社群長久發展，並形塑優良開放的學校文化。

關鍵字

質性研究 ； 科創競賽 ； 教師專業社群 ； 生活科技教育

並列摘要

Professional Learning Community (PLC), are united by teachers who aimed to improve educational skills, who had common visions or teaching goals. This study attempted to investigate one PLC in a junior high school, which focused on promoting technological creativity competitions and make the knowledge in the classes into real abilities for solving technological problems. By qualitative research method using formal interviews and voice documentations with the members of the community, we described the efficacy, difficulties and several practical strategies to overcome them. Results showed that the members in the community were joined by purposes of mutual learning, made the technological creativity competitions more educational. Moreover, the community urged the authorities to pay attention to the Science and Technology Courses. However, we also found that the current obstacles of the community were (a) lacking of formal funding, and (b) that the main support comes from personal educational passions of members and they often have to sacrifice their own resting time. In conclusion, we would suggest that to ameliorate the efficacy of the PLC and to keep PLC well maintained, the financial supports, the communication and cooperation from school authorities are all of importance.

並列關鍵字

Qualitative research method ； Professional Learning Community ； Technological Creativity Competition ； Science and Technology Courses