By undertaking marine homeland education, “The Country of Sea” names Taiwan. This study analyzes the achievement of marine homeland education carried out form the Consistency of 1-9 curriculum, especially in the city of Keelung. It will provide overall reference sources of this topic to primary and secondary schools in Keelung. The results are summarized as follows:
1. The schools by coastal zones need to conduct marine homeland education to be their standard course. By taking such courses, students will learn from textbooks which are written in their familiar language, local customs, marine culture and history, and marine environment; they will cognitively love their growth environment.
2. Each nation not only focuses on traditional textbooks but also field trip teaching, and pays much attention to marine cultures, observation and involvement to have multiple and fun learning.
3. By analyzing the year 2005 textbook contents, we know that primary and secondary school’s editions are mostly based on “Science and Life Domain” and “Social Domain” related to the concept of marine education. The above two subjects cover the broadest. Therefore they are the major sources of related marine concepts for students to learn.
4. By Keelung marine domain related scholars and experts they can cooperate to compile textbooks, which are suitable for primary and secondary school students to learn at school and impress image of oceans.
5. Keelung is located at a key position of traffic and military on the west Pacific Ocean. It eventually becomes the marine culture history of immigrants, colonists, trading and coastal guarding. Keelung’s marine related industry and technology studies and education organizations are fulfilled. Its marine education sources are the best in Taiwan.
6. Keelung has its unique bio-marine environment, sea landscape, marine culture, and plentiful and diversify marine life. The nature source of Keelung’s marine education is omnipresent. Therefore Marine Education should be highly evaluated and developed.
7. Keelung City’s Marine Education trial is mainly focus on students, and it is based on local color, from near to far to bring up their attachment for land. Teachers proceed to plan curriculums in field learning. The unified and various teaching materials and various teaching methods will drill students to share, respect and care, have independent thinking, and develop the ability of creation; this will come close to the essence of Consistency of 1-9 curriculum.
Key words: Marine education, Homeland education,
