國小師資生核心能力發展與師資職能課程建構之探討

There has been an imbalance between the demand and supply of teaching workforce since 2004 in Taiwan, and so many newly qualified teachers have been left out of teaching workplace. Hence, there is a need for teacher training institutes to evaluate their curriculum planning and enhance students’ training. This research aimed to focus on one pre-service elementary teacher education program provided by one teacher training institute at a national university. A questionnaire survey was conducted with undergraduates, alumni and their employers for their opinions on the educational targets, core competences, and curriculum planning set for this program. The total research samples included in this research are 237; it is found: 1. There is a significant difference between 3 groups of research samples on the educational targets and core competences meeting the professional demands required for elementary schools, and curriculum planning meeting the core competences development; 2. There is a consistent agreement amon