Studies On Curriculum Enactment Under Complex Perspective

Complexity, a kind of Paradigm related to world view, epistemology and methodology, not only promotes reform of the scientific model, but also transforms the thinking way of human beings. Complexity explains that the essence of the world is complexity, and make person know the world and reform the world with a non-linear, multifactorial,open, and dynamic constructional viewpoints. The study result of complexity has been widely applied in many areas. It is necessary to apply complexity into Curriculum enactment because curriculum enactment is formed in the complicated situation of curriculum reform and curriculum development. As it focus on human nature, and pursues practical reason and emancipatory reason, complexity has been regarded as most advanced and ideal idea to discuss curriculum essence, curriculum system and curriculum decision. Combination between complexity and curriculum enactment helps to strength study on application of complexity theory, and broaden theoretical horizon of curriculum enactment. Combination between complexity and curriculum enactment is significant in academic area and practical area.The paper is divided into four parts as follows:The first part is introduction, including research origin, summarization of related research, theoretical and practical significance for the study, study content and research procedure.PartⅡis connotation and significance for curriculum enactment under complexity perspective. In essence, curriculum enactment is autonomous and open system formed in interaction between unity and diversity, order and disorder. The spiritual connotation and developmental characteristic of curriculum enactment is consistent with complexity thinking.PartⅢis practice and action:construction of curriculum enactment with complexity. Curriculum enactment which is based on changing social background, multiple values and complicated’person’is a complicated process. Teacher should construct a practical way of curriculum enactment from the four aspects of curriculum goal, curriculum content, curriculum implementation and curriculum evaluation under the guide of principles of self-organization, multi-center and self-examination.Part IV is development and reflection:the pursuit of curriculum enactment with complexity. The complexity of curriculum enactment require teacher to change in thinking model, curriculum role and value orientation and require school to strengthen teacher education, to cultivate reflective practitioners so as to construct enacted school organized culture.