试论美国基础教育全国课程标准编订的社会动因

A Commentary on the Social Cause of Making National Curriculum Standards for Basic Education in America

美国的教育行政实行地方分权制,办学和管理的主要责任集中在各州和地方。然而,在20世纪八九十年代基础教育课程改革的浪潮中,美国先后制定并公布了涉及基础教育阶段各门主要学科的全国课程标准。文章主要从美国由工业社会向后工业社会转型这一视角来探讨其全国课程标准编订的社会动因。

Main responsibilities of education and its, administration are undertaken by each state and school district in the United States because of its decentralized administration institution. However,in the tide of curriculum reform for basic education since the 1980s and 1990s,the national curriculum standards have been made and published,which have involved all main subjects for basic education. This essay discusses the social causes of making national curriculum standards from the perspective of social transition from industrial society to post-industrial society.