A Holistic Perspective: Overall Waldorf Curriculum Thinking Research

In the early 20th century, Rudolf Steiner(1861-1925), an Austrian philosopher and Anthroposopheran established a Waldorf school based on his anthroposophy. With about 90 years' development, Waldorf schools have developed well to be worldwide-effected as a non-religious independent movement.Based on past researches, the thesis discussed the Curriculum in Waldorf School from an angle of holism. The ideology system in Waldorf Holistic Curriculum was theoretically and practically established to obtain its pedagogical meanings.The thesis is divided into four parts:The first Chapter is the introduction: literacy review and theoretical foundations of Waldorf Holistic Curriculum and its research aim, value, methods and thinking routes are introduced.The second Chapter deals with the basic ideology of Waldorf Holistic Curriculum that was discussed from philosophy, psychology and sociology.The third Chapter explores the aim, content, implement and evaluation of Waldorf Holistic Curriculum to build the ideology system of Waldorf Holistic Curriculum practically.The fourth chapter is about its pedagogical meanings. Five pedagogical meanings are summed up to inspire the Curriculum Reform from the layer of practice.