課程發展是近代西方國家教育改革的重要內容之一，課程統整的議題一直都備受爭議。香港教育局推出的《學前教育表現指標》（2000）和《學前教育課程指引》（2006）均要求本地幼稚園推行統整課程，以融合六大學習範疇。本文立足於統整課程的基本含義，通過回顧學者論述的推行統整課程存在的爭議，繼而對香港一所幼稚園推行統整課程的現狀作出研究和分析，旨在透過該所幼稚園的現況反映目前香港幼稚園在推行統整課程中存在的一些問題和不足之處，在此基礎上深入討論在課程統整的過程中教師協作、以研究為基礎的實踐和課程管理三個問題。
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隨著雙職家庭的增多，社會對全日制幼兒服務的需求日益增強。本文探索一間香港本地非牟利長全日制幼兒機構在校本課程改革過程中的歷程。文章以香港幼兒教育改革推行兒童為中心，遊戲為本的課程為宏觀背景，分析校內推行以“人本”為核心的課程設計與發展。分析從校本元素整合，包括機構宗旨、核心價值、校本環境設計整合、社區資源整合、以及教師專業團隊的發展等元素呈現校本課程改革成效。另外，校本整合社區資源呈現出較優質的教育資源，例如社區圖書館、社區公園、與小學共用戶外操場給幼兒教育提供生動的多元教學環境。從課程發展的角度呈現幼兒為中心的課程在本地文化背景下不斷調整和發展的動態過程，幼兒機構探索以「全腦教學 走出校園 生活學習」秉持開放自主的培育精神，將開放的課程融入在幼兒的每日生活經驗中。

This study is an investigation in using action research and the VMS (Valuable-MuddiestSuggestion) method to improve the teaching and learning of a new General Education course for Early Childhood Education student-teachers. According to Kemmis and McTaggart (1992), to do action research is to plan, act, observe and reflect in continuous cycles with more careful, more systematic, and more rigorous way. Based on research evidence, self-assessment is asserted by some to be an essential skill for effective learning and lifelong learning, and this skill should be developed in university courses (Black & William, 1998; Boud, 1995; Cowan, 1998). VMS method is used to engender dual self-assessment of students and teachers in the course. Participants were undergraduate students enrolling in a Bachelor programme at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. The VMS method is designed to record students’ responses in each lesson on their “valuable (V) learning experience in the lesson”, “the muddiest (M) point in the lesson” as well as “suggestions (S) for improvement”. Records of their valuable learning (V), their muddiest point (M), and their suggestions (S) can be assessed and analyzed by the students themselves and the teacher to explore the learning experience of the students as well as the content and pedagogy of the lesson. The results of the study is encouraging. The action research cycles with dual self-assessment give valuable hints and insights to the students for self-directed learning to clarify their muddiest point and to the teacher for self-assessment and reflection on content and pedagogy of teaching.

幼兒在學前階段無論在何處皆表現出持續的活力與動感。肢體活動是幼兒自然和天生的身體性需要和任務，具有生存、學習、溝通和遊戲之目的。從幼兒教育來看，幼兒透過肢體活動去學習，利用身體動作去探索發現、經驗和接觸周邊的環境和世界。但是香港近年幼兒體育課程之研究顯示，幼體課程缺乏教育性、經驗性、創意性和歡趣性的元素，因此，學前兒童的身心發展受到重大的阻礙。本文旨在介紹一個創新幼兒體育課程模式，揉結了創意、運動技能和運動教育概念的基礎元素，運用跨科綜合法來表達。本研究包括5所香港幼稚園/幼兒園。教師首先接受了4次共12小時綜合培訓，然後教師採用此模式的原則在園內為兒童設計的幼體課堂，而且學會如何正確運用身體去表達自己的感受，創造動感的肢體技能和進行有意義的探索和學習。此外，校長和教師十分贊同此模式的理念和推行原則，並且認為此種課程確能提升兒童的肢體智能、身心健康和創意表達。

There is a general belief that ‘play’ serves a very useful function in the learning and development of young children. It is a vital way through which children reconcile their inner lives with the outside world. It is a central activity in kindergartens and nurseries. ‘Learning through play’ is recommended as the mode of learning and teaching of young children in many countries. In Hong Kong, it was documented in an official education report in 1986 and is the key guideline for the implementation of the aims of early childhood education for the next millennium. However, due to the messy nature and ambiguity in definition, ‘play’ is difficult to realize in the classroom context. A case study of six kindergarten teachers in training was conducted to investigate the issues of the links between the theories and practice of ‘play’. The findings showed immense difficulties in capitalizing the benefits of ‘play’ in practice and a huge gap between the practitioners’ espoused intentions and their actions in classroom. The study highlighted the complex nature of learning and teaching and reflected the need for a holistic reform in education.
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