澳大利亚幼儿园课程设置的特点与发展趋势

The Characteristics and Future Development of Kindergarten Curriculum Design in Australia

课程始终处于教育的核心地位,决定着教育目标的达成。在澳大利亚新一轮的课程改革中,幼儿园课程设置的主特点是课程理念坚持"以儿童为中心",课程目标关注全面发展和个性培养,课程内容突出基础性和实用性,课程结构强调综合性和灵活性,课程设计注重生成性和持续性。同时,课程设置还呈现出缩减课程内容、加强课程整合、重视多元文化和统一课程标准等发展趋势。

Curriculum is always the key of education, and it determines the realization of educational objectives. The main characteristics of the kindergarten curriculum include curriculum idea adhere to the child-based, curriculum objectives pay attention to all-round development and personality, curriculum contents stress basic nature and practicability, curriculum structure emphasizes comprehensiveness and flexibility, curriculum design underline generativeness and continuity. Some new development orientation emerges, such as nar-rowing the curriculum contents, strengthening curriculum integration, valuing multi-culture and unifying curriculum standard.