论课程知识的文化本质——基于东西方文化的诠释与比较

On the Cultural Essence of the Curriculum Knowledge:Based on the Interpretation and Comparison of Culture in the East and the West

无论东方还是西方,课程都是文化选择的结果,课程知识有着丰富的文化内涵。东西方文化的差异又为诠释课程知识谱系提供了最基本的参照和依据,主要表现为:东西方文化主体观的差异决定了课程的文化选择;东西方文化价值观的差异影响了课程的目的定位;东西方文化认识论的差异制约着课程的实践取向。从文化的角度阐释课程知识的本质,有助于我们深入理解东西方课程知识产生和发展的文化根源,从而厘清课程的知识谱系。

In the East and the West, curriculum is the outcome of culture choice. Curriculum knowledge has much cultural essences. The difference between the culture of the East and the West is the basic foundation to understand curriculum knowledge. We believe that it is the different subject views of culture which determines the culture choice of curriculum; the different values of culture affects the curriculum aims; and the different methodology of culture influences the orientation of the curriculum practice. This article explores the cultural essence of curriculum knowledge from the perspective of culture, which will contribute to understand the cultural roots of the curriculum knowledge.