少子化對師資培育現況與影響之個案研究

A Case Study on the Impact of Low Birth Rate on Teacher Education

本研究從「少子化」的現象，探討大專院校學生入學人數，面臨急遽縮減， 對師資培育現況之衝擊與師資培育大學教育學門轉型困境與未來發展，以提供師 資培育研究者參考。研究採半結構式的質性訪談，以偏鄉大學師資培育學系編制 內教授為訪談對象。 研究發現少子化下師資培育系所的招生困境，主要集中在碩士班，大學部目 前在學生數量上受到少子化的衝擊較少。由於少子化，教育學門教授遇缺額不補， 教師工作壓力增加。再者，教育學門轉型較困難，需思考提高課程應用性，發展 具特色的師培課程。最後，若師資培育課程內容能實用化，對教育系學生而言， 擔任教師仍是未來最好的就業出路。

This study investigated the steep decline in college enrollment in Taiwan as a result of low birth rate， the current effects of this decline on teacher education， and the transitional struggles and future development of the discipline of education in normal universities. The results serve as a reference for future research in teacher education. Semi-structured interviews with tenured professors of a department of teacher education in a university in a remote area of Taiwan were conducted as the basis of qualitative research in this study. The results revealed that master’s programs in teacher education exhibited a lower enrollment rate than undergraduate programs in this field did. Low birth rate led to job vacancies remaining unfilled， resulting in an increased workload for faculty members. In addition， the transitional difficulties of the education discipline indicate that teacher education courses must be redesigned to increase their applicability and ensure that becoming a teacher remains the best career option for graduates of these programs.