臺灣STS教育領域學位論文之發展回顧與評析

An Overview of Graduate Theses on STS Education in Taiwan between 1992 and 2004

靳知勤(Chi-Chin Chin)

《科學教育學刊》 16卷4期 (2008/08) Pp. 351-373

https://doi.org/10.6173/CJSE.2008.1604.04

摘要

STS教育理念於1990年代引進臺灣後，本地科教學者即以學術研究及教學實務雙管齊下，在臺灣的科學教育領域中大力推動。本研究有鑒於該理念在臺灣發展已有十數年的經驗，累積各種不同的研究成果，乃以1992至2004年間由臺灣各大學研究生所完成的STS教育研究領域碩博士學位論文105篇為對象，藉文件分析方式探討逐年篇數、研究對象、產出單位、研究目的及學科單元等資料。透過此等資料之呈現，期能勾勒STS教育研究領域做為一項由西方引進之教育理念，在本地發展之脈絡，以及STS教育研究社群由初始至發皇其間之重要轉折，並反映本地學術社群推動之狀況。研究結果發現STS教育論文之發展可分為前半之萌芽期，以及其後之蓬勃發展期。全程中，臺灣師大非僅做為引進機構，且在後半期間以其學術網絡組織STS整合型研究社群，並透過師範學院成立研究所，加入本領域研究，使得國小階段的研究對象得以顧全。本研究並探討該等論文之對象、目的、學科單元等分布，均顯示集中化的現象，此可能與社群傾向同質性有關。建議在未來研究上應可鼓勵結合其他社會科學領域學者加入，以圖更多元的觀點探討STS教育的問題。更可擴展STS教育研究領域範圍至非制式教育與成人大眾，可多從事社會性科學議題及科學史議題單元的開發，並持續進行長期研究，觀察STS教育理念在臺灣的實施成效。

關鍵字

文件分析 ； 比較教育 ； 科學教育研究 ； 科學／技學／社會 ； STS教育研究

並列摘要

Since the introduction of STS education in 1990, it has been vigorously promoted in both academic and educational settings by science education researchers. The research outcomes have been documented. And graduate theses focusing on STS education, for example, can trace the STS concept development in Taiwan. Thus, this research examines 105 STS theses conducted from 1992 to 2004 by subjects, domains and topics, year, and graduate institution using the method of documentary analysis. The results of this examination outline the history of development of STS education research as a foreign educational concept in Taiwan, important changes in the research over time, and its impact on the progress of Taiwan's academic community. This research divides the development of STS education research into a burgeoning stage and a preceded fast developing stage. During the entire time, National Taiwan Normal University not only served as the primary institution, but also, in the second stage, used its academic network to organize a STS integrated research group, including Teachers Colleges so as to cover overall elementary schools into STS education research. Yet, results from this study indicate that the distributions of the participants, the objectives, and the subject topics in these theses have centralization tendency. These findings suggest involving researchers from other social sciences, which should facilitate discussion about STS education issues from diverse viewpoints. Moreover, the future scope of STS education research can be extended to informal education and, adult education, and embrace issues on social science and history of science. In addition, long-term studies should be endeavored in order to observe the influence of STS education in Taiwan.

並列關鍵字

Documentary Analysis ； Comparative Educational Study ； Science Education Research ； Science-Technology-Society ； STS Education Research

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