澳大利亚幼儿园课程设置的特点与发展趋势

The Characteristics and Future Development of Kindergarten Curriculum Design in Australia

课程始终处于教育的核心地位，决定着教育目标的达成。在澳大利亚新ー轮的课程改革中，幼儿园课程设置的主要特点是课程理念坚持“以儿童为中心”，课程目标关注全面发展和个性培养，课程内容突出基础性和实用性，课程结构强调综合性和灵活性，课程设计注重生成性和持续性。同时，课程设置还呈现出缩减课程内容、加强课程整合、重视多元文化和统ー课程标准等发展趋势。

Curriculum is always the key of education，and it determines the realization of educational objectives. The main characteristics of the kindergarten curriculum include curriculum idea adhere to the child-based， curriculum objectives pay attention to all-round development and personality， curriculum contents stress basic nature and practicability， curriculum structure emphasizes comprehensiveness and flexibility， curriculum design underline generativeness and continuity. Some new development orientation emerges，such as riar-rowing the curriculum contents， strengthening curriculum integration， valuing multi-culture and uniiying curriculum standard.