• 研究生：葛翰雅
• 論文名稱：台北地區家長選擇私立雙語小學因素之探討
• 指導教授：陳婉琪
• 關鍵詞：私立雙語小學、升學主義、教育改革、社經背景、台灣社會變遷、全球化、少子化
• 論文中文摘要：

本研究指在探討台北地區家長選則私立雙語小學就讀的因素為何?以「升學主義」、「教育改革」、「社經背景」及「台灣社會變遷之全球化、國際化及少子化」的四個面向做為提問，分析家長對學童之教育規劃。
透過深度訪談，並輔以問卷調查，本研究歸結出下列四個原因：(1)社經隔離：由於私立學校的學費相當可觀，通常是經濟狀況較優渥的家庭才能夠將子女送至私立雙語小學就讀；選擇私校的其中一個重要原因是家長希望為子女選擇社經地位相當的同儕，通常也抱著「藉著社經隔離來減少孩子偏差行為機率」的心態。(2)全球競爭：全球化下的競爭壓力下，家長為了讓孩子未來更有競爭力，因此希望他們能夠出國就學，取得英語系國家的大學文憑；(3)對教改的不信任：現階段的台灣仍處在教育改革的過渡時期，家長對於一改再改的升學政策感到不信任，擔心即便提早準備到了升學階段可能評比方式又改變，相較之下，在私立學校的直升制度顯得更有保障；(4)躲避應試升學主義：相較於傳統只追求考試高分的教育模式，現在的家長更重視孩子的平衡發展，然而若走一般公立學校的升學制度，勢必得面臨到分數上的競爭，躲避應試導向的教育及升學模式，也是許多家長選擇私立雙語小學的因素之一。

• 論文外文摘要：

The purpose of this study is to explore the factors influencing parents to choose for their children to attend private bilingual primary schools in Taipei. This comprises an analysis of the parents’ planning as regards their children’s education from the perspective of the following four aspects: credentialism; educational reform; socioeconomic background; and changes in Taiwanese society, globalization, and sub-replacement fertility.
Through in-depth interviews, supplemented by questionnaires, this study identifies the following four reasons:
1. Sociolinguistic segregation: As private schools have considerable tuition fees, it is usually the economically well-off families who are able to send their children to private bilingual primary schools; one of the main reasons for choosing private schools is parents’ desire to associate their children with socioeconomic peers, often with the intent of reducing the probability of deviant behavior by means of social segregation to eliminate negative influences from students of lower socioeconomic strata.
2. Global competition: In light of the increased pressure of globalization, parents hope to enable their children to be more competitive in the future, so as to be able to go abroad to study and obtain a diploma in an English-speaking country.
3. Distrust of educational reform: Taiwan is still in a transitional period as regards education reform. Parents do not trust the de facto policy of piecewise reform, fearing that sudden changes to evaluation methods may jeopardize their preparations for their children to advance to successive stages of study. In contrast, private schools’ system of direct ascent via affiliated junior schools is perceived as a more secure option.
4. Avoiding pressures related to credentialism: In contrast with the tradition of pursuing high exam scores, parents now pay more attention to the balanced development of their children. However, if they go the route of the general public school system, they will have to face the prospect of competing with other students over scores. This is another reason many parents choose for their children to attend private bilingual primary schools.