[[alternative]]The discussion about the past history of general education and it's social base

[[abstract]] 由於每個時期的社會條件、發展和需要皆不相同，而這些因素也都會影響到當時的教育內涵和方法之改變，因而可以發現每個時期教育的方式和內容之決定，都是為了滿足當時的社會情況和經濟發展之需。所以在不同的社會文化發展階段中，高等教育所傳授的知識在內容、深度和廣度方面，都有極大的差異，相同的在各個通識教育發展的歷史階段中，其形式、名稱、內容與功能也並不是一致的。 本研究主要目的是希望藉由探討通識教育的歷史演變，以及各個時期的社會條件，來看每個時期不同的社會基礎，是否造成不同的通識教育內涵，並論證目前通識教育的推行，是否真能達成其目標和功能，而在未來知識經濟的時代中，我們又應如何來定位通識教育的價值性。 因而本文的分析架構主要是將通識教育的演變分為重要的四個時期，首先，由博雅教育的起源時期，即「古希臘-羅馬時代」開始。探討當時的博雅教育理念為何，而其之所以產生此種教育理念，與其當時的社會基礎條件有何關聯。 其次，為在經過一連串於經濟、社會、政治和文化等方面的革命和變動後，所產生的「早期資本主義時期」。這時的社會基礎條件不同與以往，並因而影響此時的教育理念，也使得通識教育的思想再次漸漸萌生。 再至近代「資本主義的高度發展時期」，這時的高等教育主要是受三股力量所影響，即國家、專業和市場，因而也間接的影響到大學所開設的通識教育課程，使得通識教育與其所承襲的博雅教育，有著因應時代所需的不同理念。 最後則是當前及未來的「知識經濟時期」，通識教育能否適應新的時代所需，而其在知識經濟時代又扮演著什麼角色。本文將討論這些重要轉變時期的通識教育內涵，以及這些時期的社會條件是如何的影響著當時通識教育所實施的內容。[[abstract]] As a result of social conditions, social development and social demand in every period are different, and these factors will influence the culture and measure of education at that time. Therefore the decision of educational content and measure in every period, in order to satisfy social conditions and the demand of development at that time. Consequently in the different stage of social development, higher education is instruction the greatest content, depth, and breadth of knowledge. The same with the historical development of general education, it’s form, denomination, content and function is not identical. The main purpose of my research depend on discuss the past history about general education and social conditions in every period, to test the different social condition make the different content of general education. Furthermore to prove the implement of the present general education, whether can reach it’s objective and function. And in the future of Knowledge-Based Economy, how we orientate the value of general education. The analytic framework of my research divide into four parts about the past history of general education. First, begin with the source of general education is the period of Greece-Rome. To discuss the idea of liberal education at that time, and what relation between this kind of educational idea and it’s social condition. Second, after pass through the revolution and change in economy, society, politics and culture, result in the early stage of capitalism’s period. Third, the highly development of capitalism’s period in modern times. Finally, the period of Knowledge-Based Economy. My research will discuss the content of general education in these important period of change, and how social conditions in these period infiuence the content of general education at that time