台灣實驗學校女性創辦人生命歷程之個案研究—以種籽親子實驗小學創辦人李雅卿為例

A Case Study of a Taiwanese Experimental School Female Founder’s Life: Li Ya-Qing, Founder of the Seedling Experimental Elementary School

民國80年代初期，台灣民間開始嘗試在體制教育外追尋多元教育理念的實踐。一群對體制教育不滿的父母、學者、教師與學生，在人力、資源皆欠缺的情況下陸續創辦了數所另類學校。立法院於2014年杪通過的「實驗教育三法」為另類學校與任何有意進行教育實驗的個人與團體提供法源依據。根據資料顯示，台灣早期的另類學校創辦歷程中，出現了不少的女性辦學者。這種有別於傳統上男性佔主導的教育領導領域的特殊現象，似乎也異於歐美另類學校歷史中較為明顯的男性辦學者圖像。因此，了解一位女性辦學者在創辦另類學校的緣由及其背後的意涵，有助於大眾理解女性在實驗學校發展史的角色與背景。本研究採質性研究法，以開放式訪談法訪問種籽實驗小學創辦人李雅卿女士。研究發現，除了外在環境因素，「母親」的角色，是李雅卿首開先例以家長辦學的方式創辦種籽小學最主要的內在因素。

 

In the 1980s, many among Taiwanese public was trying to pursue a goal of pluralistic educational practice rather than continue with the mainstream education system. Parents, scholars, and teachers who were dissatisfied with the mainstream education system founded alternatives schools that lacked manpower and resources but were nonetheless successful. According to the data, female founders played important roles in the early history of these alternative schools. This is quite unique when compared to the traditionally male-dominated educational administration field and even with the early history of alternative schools in Europe and America. Therefore, it is imperative to understand the roles of female founders in the history of alternative schools in Taiwan and the meanings within. This study implemented an open-interview method to document the life of Li Ya-Qing, founder of the Seeding Experimental Elementary School. Results show that, besides the external environmental factors, Li’s role as “mother/parent” was a major defining factor that drove her to start the first experimental “parent-founded” in Taiwan.