自然美感經驗取向的教師專業發展

Teachers’ Professional Development Based on Natural Aesthetic Experience

教師專業發展的相關理論與實踐多集中於教育專業知能的提升，甚少關心教師的生活品質與生命提升，教育美學也很少觸及教師專業發展，未有將自然美感經驗融入教師專業的研究。本研究旨在以文獻分析法，輔以訪談法，探討自然美感經驗取向的教師專業發展之意涵、功能與實施方式。自然美感經驗取向的教師專業發展之意涵在透過自然美感的欣賞，豐富教師的生活與生命經驗，啟發教師對於生活、教學、教師志業、生命意義等靈性方面的省思，進而提升教師的專業能力。其功能有六項：提升主動進行教師專業發展的意願、提供課程與教學創新的源泉、促進教師的班級經營能力、提供生理與心理治療的效果、強化環境教育素養、提升生命品質，培養生命的智慧。本研究最後並提供一些具體的實施原則與建議供中小學參考。

 

Theories and practices of teachers’ professional development almost focus more on improvement of educational profession knowledge than life of teachers. Researches of educational aesthetics seldom apply natural aesthetic experiences on teachers’ professional development. This study aims at using literature analysis as the method, supplemented by interview, to inquire the meaning, function and implementation of teachers’ professional development based on natural aesthetic experience. The meaning of this approach is to enrich teachers’ life experience, and enlighten their reflection on daily life, teaching, vocation, and life meaning, then can improve professional competence further more. There are six functions of teachers’ professional development based on natural aesthetic experience as: improving the will to engage teachers’ professional development actively; affording the resource of innovation ideas on curriculum and teaching; improving competence of classroom management; affording effects on physical and psychological therapy; enforcing literacy of environmental education; promoting quality of life and life wisdom. Finally, this study also provides some principles and suggestions of implementation for elementary and junior high schools.