透過小說推動生命教育：以通識「水滸傳品讀」為例

Promoting Life Education Through a Novel: Taking the Course of “Outlaws of the Marsh” as an Example

自殺在青少年族群（15－24歲）的十大死因排名第二，而大學生自殺事件不時發生。為協助學生建立正面人生觀並探索人生意義，在生命教育師資與課程有限的狀況下，嘗試在通識小說閱讀課程中推動生命教育是值得嘗試的做法。本研究在醫學大學「水滸傳品讀」課程的前4次課程中納入生命教育議題，由兼具臨床心理師身分的教師帶領討論。分析39位同學的反思作業後發現，學生生命教育相關成長包括：（1）珍惜生命，把握時間；（2）提升靈性智慧；（3）增進倫理思辨能力；（4）提升自身修養；（5）面對自身缺點；（6）強化同理心；（7）學習處理人際問題；（8）增進性別平等知能。在教師引導下，小說中的生命教育啟發延伸至日常生活之中，經典更具現代意義。大學通識教師扮演經師、人師角色，可在平日授課中，傳遞生命教育精神，共同為培育下一代健全人格與完整生命而努力。 Suicide is the second-highest cause of death within the age group of 15-24 years old, which happens most frequently among college students. Under the condition that courses and lecturers in the field of life education are not common, it is worthy to consider integrating life education into courses related to classic novels as a mean to encourage students to contemplate the meaning of life. This study introduced life education into a course on reading “Outlaws of the Marsh” in a medical university. The lecturer of the course, who is also a clinical psychologist in a student counseling center, led discussions with 39 participating students in the first four sessions of the course. Through analyzing students' reflective journals, students improved on eight dimensions: 1. cherishing life and seizing every moment; 2. promoting spiritual wisdom; 3. elevating ethical thinking; 4. enhancing self-cultivation; 5. facing personal drawbacks; 6. extending ability of empathy; 7. learning to solve interpersonal conflicts; 8. increasing concepts on gender equity. Under proper guidance, classic novels could become a mean to provide enlightenment towards issues in life education, and at the same time emphasizing modern values. Since college faculty members are expected to bear the role of advisors and mentors, they should therefore devote themselves to the cultivation of integrated personality among our next generation.