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Under Humanities Concern Idea Kindergarten Curriculum Construction

Posted on:2010-07-16Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X Y LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2167360278451212Subject:Pre-primary Education
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The rapid development of science greatly enriches people's material life and forms a thought of"Scientific knowledge is the most valuable". Scientific education has occupied the dominant position of the School of Education, leading to human crisis, moral decline, loss of the humanistic spirit. Reflecting on the development of education, education should be back to square one, to find lost humanity.Early childhood education is the cornerstone of the national education system, and the kindergarten education is the carrier, that directly affects children in this stage of experience which is in order to lay the foundation for the future development. Therefore, Early childhood education should pay attention to children, respect children, "activate" children, let children in the happy growth of the harmony, freedom, democracy environment. Kindergarten curriculum should reflect the humane care for sustainable development of the child's life laid a good foundation.This paper is divided into four parts.The first part: To explain the source of the subjects, the main contents of this paper, methods, purpose, significance, as well as the related concepts in the paper.The second part: It is summarized systematically the theory of nursery education both here and abroad was reviewed in the humanities related content. Five thousand years of educational history, begins from Confucius who put forward teachers and students were equal, teaching according to the student's ability and enlighten education. In modern times, Cai Yuanpei stressed the need for respecting educated and cultivating their sound personality, Tao Xingzhi who is one of Chinese modern humanistic quality education pioneers proposed life education theory, namely "life is educating", "social is school", "the integration of teaching and do"; The thought of "living education", "The whole teaching method," Chen Heqin, still play a guiding role in nursery education. Western idea of education embodied in the theory of the humanistic spirit is also very rich in the Renaissance, the humanist educators object to human depression and imprisonment, to promote people-oriented, emphasizing respect and love children, foster children's individuality and to stimulate children's interest in learning; Comenius suggested education must adapt to the characteristics of the child's age, the compilation of the world's first children's books of the "World Graphic"; Ferro bell founded the world's first kindergartens, and establishes activity and the game as the main contents of the kindergarten curriculum system; Montessori proposed suitable environment for children education is the important role. The thought that American humanistic education raised in the 1960s advocated"student-centered" teaching principles. Humane care of these ancient and modern idea of education, constitute the theoretical basis for thesis research.The third part: Inner Mongolia region, the author investigated the backbone of teachers in kindergarten surveys, interviewed and field observations to the kindergarten and found that the existent phenomenon of lack of humane care in current kindergarten curriculum. Mainly displays in: objective reservation, unification, ignore the child, emphasize the differences of basic knowledge and skills. Course contents only relate to the objective knowledge learning, neglecting the cultivation of cordiality, attitude, and the link of children living, neglecting the cultivation of preschool aesthetic ability, Curriculum implementation procedure. In the process of implementation of education, curriculum had been designed, and the relations faithfully execute between teachers and children are inequality, the teacher as a broadcast, and children just as a receiver. During the process the children have no subjectivity; teacher's authority is the makers and protector who has the executor of the power. More attention on evaluation of preschool knowledge obtained, neglecting the children's development.The forth part: For lacking humanism care in the kindergarten, the author thinks that the problem should be in the humanities education under the principle of construction, and puts forward the system the following Suggestions: Curriculum should insist the principle of child-oriented, following the characteristics of physical and mental development and promote the harmonious development of a comprehensive child care for the child's life and lay a good foundation for sustainable development. Curriculum of moral education should be focusing on early childhood development, from developing a "child" to cultivate a"small citizen"change; To focus on integration of curriculum content, it is necessary to contact with the child life and stimulate children's interest in learning and increase children's understanding and perception of life, ability to cultivate children's aesthetic, the spiritual life of building a successful child care, child care assist complete understanding of the world;。In the implementation of curriculum, curriculum-oriented generation, teachers should set up an interactive dialogue with the children, stimulate interest in learning during playing games, experience life, cultivate children's creativity; curriculum evaluation should be highlighted to promote the function of early childhood development, evaluation of curriculum content to focus on diversification and individuation, promote the full and harmonious development of young children, evaluation should also change from "quantitative evaluation" to "quality evaluation" to reflect the humanistic care.
Keywords/Search Tags:Humanistic care, philosophy concepts, kindergarten, course, construction
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