英文摘要 |
Textbooks are products of the eras to which they belong and are influenced by politics, economics, and culture. The embedded knowledge organization systems of textbooks reflect not only the forms of school curriculum but also the curriculum policies of the time. With this in mind, the authors explore paper regressively the developments of textbooks in order to better understand elements that make up the context and historical significance of changes in ROC curriculum policies over the past century. By reviewing studies on textbook development and curriculum history, the authors lay out, reconstruct, and analyze the historical context in which textbooks developed to reflect knowledge forms, social values, and political issues in textbooks of a given time and place. Next, drawing on the antecedents and consequences of the developments of textbooks, the authors attempt to delineate the hidden forces and historical significances of the changes in curriculum policies. Finally, the authors critically reflect upon te recurring curriculum issues throughout the years and contemplate the meaning and implications derived from the ROC curriculum history and textbook development in hopes of gaining some "hindsight" to serve as reference for future curriculum policy making and development. |