本計畫為「後期中等教育－高中課程發展基礎研究」整合型研究的子計畫六，旨在釐清普通高級中學課程綱要的法律位階，並探討其實施成效與檢核方式，以提供下一階段課程改革的建議。其具體的研究目的包括：探討高中課程的適切法律位階；研議高中課程的修訂原則、修訂組織及成員、修訂程序；分析高中課程相關法規相互調適的機制；以及，探析高中課程實施成效的檢核重點、檢核時機、檢核方式與回饋機制。為達成前述研究目的，本研究採用多種適切的研究方法，包括：文件分析、焦點團體座談、深度訪談及問卷調查。其中，問卷調查包括對國內高中與大學人員，以及委請我國駐外單位調查其駐在國的高中課程與大學入學方式等三份問卷。

　　在近二年的研究期間，根據教育部及國家教育研究院對各期期中報告及期末報告的審查意見，以及本計畫自行送學者專家審查與總計畫辦理諮詢會議的專家意見，分別進行報告修正。本研究所研提供決策機關參酌採用的建議包括：?
1.依法律規定制定高中課程綱要或修改現行相關法律的規定，以符合依法行政的原則?
2.賦予高中課程綱要適切的法律位階，以確保學生的學習權益?
3.課程綱要的內容分屬不同的法律位階，以提供運作上的適切彈性空間?
4.依高中教育目標及課程目標，分類確立適切的修訂原則，以引導課程的修訂?
5.明確訂定課程修訂組織及其成員的相關規定，以確保課程修訂的品質?
6.根據課程綱要的法律位階及修訂組織，調整修訂程序?
7.有關機關審慎溝通高中課程相關法律的內容，以整合高中課程?
8.妥適運用現有的檢核方式，強化高中自我檢核能力，以提升課程實施的品質在上述的具體建議之外，本研究亦針對前述建議若獲得相關部門加以採行之後，提出其可以進一步考慮參採的數項配合措施，包括：?
1.立法部門宜降低政治對立，重視專業參與，以訂定更切合教育理念及實務需求的教育相關法律?
2.修改「高級中等教育法」草案內容並明確授權，以規範課程綱要制定與研究的需求?
3.教育部門主動協調特定議題相關法律的修訂，以利統整課程的內涵?
4.提升高中自我檢核課程實施成效及改善課程與教學的知能?
5.輔導並鼓勵學術團體組成聯合學術組織，協商共同接受的課程結構及學習內容?
6.規劃並落實實施十二年國民基本教育所需的課程相關配合措施

　　As one of the six sub-projects of "A Study on the Upper Secondary Education and the Development of Senior High School Curriculum," the purposes of this study were to investigate the appropriate legal status, the revision principals, organization, members and procedures, the mutual adaption of curriculum related laws, and the approaches, occasions and methods for inspecting the implementation of senior high school curriculum as well as to provide suggestions to governmental branches for curriculum reform in these regards. According to the variety features of this study, multiple research techniques were employed such as documental analysis, focus group interview, in-depth interview, and questionnaire. The participants of questionnaires included high school faculty, college faculty and educational representatives of several overseas offices. Those representatives were asked to collect data on high school curriculum and college entrance examinations of their respective resident country.?

　　Based on reviews of the mid-term and final report, this study has revised the report accordingly during the two years of study. The suggestions provided in this study including: revising the high school curriculum guideline based on the regulations specified in related laws or revising those regulations based on current curriculum legal status; assigning appropriate legal status for the curriculum guideline to protect students' learning rights; rearranging different parts of the curriculum guideline to their appropriate legal status in order to provide flexibility needed for its operations; recategorizing the principles for the curriculum guideline revision based on aims of high school education and curriculum; specifying by-laws for the curriculum guideline revision procedures and members of the revising organizations and teams to ensure the quality of curriculum revision; adjusting the curriculum revision procedure based on the above mentioned legal status of the curriculum and revision teams; integrating contents stipulated in curriculum related laws into curriculum guideline; enhancing the capacity of the Taiwan Assessment of Student Achievement to evaluate the implementation of high school curriculum guideline; and promoting the evaluation competency of high school faculty to ensure the quality in implementing their curriculum. Further supporting measures in adoption of above mentioned suggestions were also provided.?