英文摘要 |
Purpose: This study investigated the content, sources, contexts, and actions pertaining to elementary school teachers' sensemaking for the learning area of integrative activities in curriculum guidelines in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, in-depth interviews were conducted to procure elementary school teachers' perceptions regarding the curriculum guidelines of the integrative activities learning area and their interpretation of the curriculum guidelines during the curriculum implementation were analyzed. The participants were six teachers who worked at the J elementary school(pseudonym) for over 3 years, and also taught in the integrative activities learning area for 3 years or more. Data were collected through interviews. Coding categories of the study were accomplished after repetitively reading interview transcripts. The study data were coded and analyzed, and the study conclusions were formed. Findings/results: This research investigated learning in the teacher education stage, involved participation in teaching practices, and identified the educational concepts that have a high influence on teachers' sensemaking. Professional growth activities and peer interactions within a school had less influence on teachers' sensemaking. As a consequence of teachers' curriculum autonomy and limited professional interactions between teachers, peers could only provide little feedback pertaining to the teachers' actions and the ideas of plausibility. Most of the teachers' sensemaking content of the integrative activities learning area curriculum was in accordance with the curriculum guidelines, and a minor part of their sensemaking pertained to the ideas of plausibility. The school's activities and other curriculum-related tasks occupied the hours allocated for the integrative activities learning area. This sensemaking action led to ambiguity concerning the subjectivity of the curriculum. Originality/value: Studies have not conducted detailed analyses regarding elementary school teachers' interpretations of the curriculum guidelines of integrative activities learning area. Therefore, this study applied the sensemaking theory to investigate the content, sources, contexts, and actions related to elementary school teachers' sensemaking for the curriculum guidelines of integrative activities learning area. Suggestions/implications: To increase teachers' curriculum awareness, reflection, and teaching strategies in the integrative activities area, a seminar sponsor should analyze teachers' problems related to the integrative activities learning area before arranging the content and methods used in the seminar. Schools and teachers' professional development seminar programs should use diversified channels, such as seminars, workshops, online courses, online forums, teachers' organizations, and school leadership to promote the curriculum. |