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Abstract

This study assessed the effectiveness of applying the case method of instruction (CMI) to an undergraduate course concerning child care management. As a collaborative action research project investigating child care entrepreneurship education and CMI pedagogy, its participants consisted of 4 experts from the field of child care, and 39 university students taking the course on child care management, which was taught by the author. The participants were divided into 8 entrepreneurship teams, each containing 4–5 students and an expert. The teams participated in a national competition in creative marketing planning. They discussed and made planning on administrative organization, business marketing, and public relations. The study collected data through a workshop, observation, interview, and documents, and performed qualitative and quantitative analysis. Results indicated that the use of the blended CMI has potential influence on the child care entrepreneurship. It can effectively guide students to actively learn and be more expressive in the discussion. It also encourages students to engage in diversity thinking and adopt a problem-solving attitude to support cooperative teamwork — capacities that help students develop competency of child care professional management.

Keywords: child care; case method of instruction (CMI); entrepreneurship education; cooperative teaching

摘要

本研究旨在探討案例教學法實踐於大學幼保系兒童托育經營課程的教學影響。研究者亦是課程教學者，和4位兒童托育機構主管專家合作教學，39位修課大學生為研究對象，分成8組創業合作團隊，每組4–5名學生和1位專家，以行動研究方法，實際參與全國性創業競賽。教學實踐歷程融入經營理論與創業案例，進而形成各類兒童托育服務主題的創業企劃書。研究工具以兒童托育創業檔案作形成性評量，參與創業競賽、企劃書編撰和個人省思作總結性評量；創業小組討論、觀察與紀錄文件、教師教學評量等為分析資料。研究結果發現：結合案例與合作教學組成創業小組方式，實際參與創業企劃競賽的實作歷程，對引導學生主動學習、參與討論有影響；同時，能發揮多元思考解決問題和支援團隊合作等態度，有助養成兒童托育服務經營與管理專業的創業能力。研究建議未來能擴及其他課程，並追蹤學生畢業後的就業影響。

關鍵詞：兒童托育；案例教學法；創業教育；合作教學