師資培育的最後一哩路—Capstone課程概念的應用

The Last Mile of Teacher Education: The Application of Capstone Courses

各大學校院運用Capstone課程的情況日漸普及，以幫助高年級學生整合和深化所學、反思自己的學習與不足之處，並成功地過渡到未來的職業道路。Capstone課程使大學教育不再僅是學分的累積，而可做為一個有意義的整體學習經驗，也因此，Capstone課程被視為是大學教育的最後一哩路。本文旨在探討Capstone課程的功能、原則及其目前在高等教育各領域的實踐情形，並探討在臺灣師資培育的可能運用。

Capstone courses are increasingly used in Colleges and Universities worldwide to enable senior students to integrate and deepen what they have learned, to reflect on their learning and deficiencies and to transit successfully into their chosen career paths. Capstone courses make college education not just the accumulation of credits, but a meaningful, holistic learning experience. Therefore, Capstone courses are often referred to the last mile of a college education. In this research, we will explore capstone courses’ function, principles, current practice in higher education and examine some possibilities in Taiwan’s teacher education program.