自然教育的起源、概念与实践

Natural Education:Origin,Concept and Practice

近年来,自然教育在中国受到社会各界广泛关注。自然教育实践的蓬勃发展形成了具有中国特征的行业形态。但目前中国自然教育的健康发展仍受到内涵模糊、概念多元而缺乏共识等问题的制约,从而对实践的深入开展,特别是形成标准规范、培养专业人才、开展课程设计等带来直接影响。文中在梳理自然思想源流的基础上,分析并系统阐述自然教育的内涵和定义,以及中国自然教育行业发展现状、问题,期望藉此推动中国自然教育的健康有序发展。

In recent years, nature education has attracted extensive attention from all walks of life in China.The vigorous development of nature education has shaped an industry form with strong Chinese characteristics and characteristics of the times. However, there are still some problems restricting the healthy development of nature education in China, such as vague theoretical connotation, diversified concepts and lack of consensus, which have direct impacts on the in-depth development of nature education in practice,especially the standards and norms, talents training and curriculum design. By reviewing the historical origins of natural education, the paper analyzes and attempts to systematically elaborate the connotation and definition of natural education, and discusses the development status and problems of China’s natural education sector, with the hopes to promote the healthy and organized development of natural education in China.