杜威的活动课程理论对当今欧美国家的幼儿园课程设计具有重大的影响。本文试图对杜威的幼儿园课程设计思想作些介绍,以助我国幼儿园的课程建设。一、儿童生活——课程内容的基本来源杜威反对采用那些已经系统化的、由成人按严格的逻辑顺序编排的知识作为幼儿园课程的基本内容。他认为,这类知识跟幼儿的经验没有直接联系,而且 Dewey’s activity curriculum theory has a significant impact on kindergarten curriculum design in today’s Europe and the United States. This article attempts to introduce Dewey’s kindergarten curriculum design ideas to help our kindergarten curriculum construction. I. Children’s Lives - Basic Sources of Course Content Dewey opposed the use of systematic, adult-based knowledge that was arranged in a strictly logical order as a basic part of kindergarten curricula. He believes there is no direct connection between this type of knowledge and the experiences of young children, and