新手教師的使命與困境：從Dewey哲學論臺北市教學導師制度之改進

The Missions and Difficulties of Beginning Teachers: Exploring the Mentor Teacher Program of Taipei City Government in Terms of J. Dewey's Philosophy

李玉馨(Yuh-Shin Li)

《當代教育研究季刊》 17卷1期 (2009/03) Pp. 107-136

https://doi.org/10.6151/CERQ.2009.1701.04

摘要

本研究採用Dewey教育哲學的觀點來闡述理想的教師圖像，並藉以探討臺北市「教學輔導教師制度」實施至今所遭遇的問題，進而提出可行的解決之道。研究結果發現，基於對學校積極功能的深切認知，Dewey期許教師能夠選擇經驗並巧塑經驗、運用科學並厚植科學、實行民主並深化民主，以引領社會達於幸福之境。然而，在當前臺灣的教育環境中，新手教師受到許多教學上的限制，諸如標準化的要求、意識型態的操弄、集權式的決策、升學主義的牽制、行政雜務的負擔、社會問題的影響等，以致於難以達成其神聖之使命。有鑑於運作思考的自由是教學成功的必要條件，本研究建議臺北市政府最好要檢視教師工作環境與教學需求、正視社會問題對教育工作的衝擊、重視教師發言的權利和管道、確立符合當代需要的教育哲學，並將「教學輔導教師制度」蛻變成一個正式的決策諮詢單位，如此，才能在未來真正提升學校教育的品質。

關鍵字

新手教師 ； 教學輔導教師 ； Dewey教育哲學 ； 理想教師圖像 ； 運作思考的自由 ； 教師工作環境

並列摘要

Based on J. Dewey's philosophy of education, this study discusses the images of ideal teachers and explores and tries to resolve the problems facing the mentor teacher program implemented by the Taipei City Government. The results show Dewey knows the active functions of schools so profoundly that he hopes teachers can achieve the following goals in pursuit of a better society: selecting and sophisticatedly constructing experiences, employing and heavily cultivating science, as well as practicing and effectively deepening democracy. However beginning teachers in Taiwan are strongly conditioned by standardized demands, political ideologies, centralized decision-making, entrance examinations, administrative burdens, and social problems, so they can barely accomplish such divine missions. Since intellectual freedom is necessary to successful instruction, it is suggested teachers' working conditions and instructional needs should be examined, the impacts of social problems on schools should be considered, teaches' rights of and avenues to expression should be respected, and a new philosophy of education fit for contemporary society should be established. Also, the current mentor teacher program should be transformed into a formal advisory organization to truly improve the future quality of education.

並列關鍵字

beginning teachers ； mentor teachers ； J. Dewey's philosophy of education ； images of ideal teachers ； intellectual freedom ； teachers' working conditions

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