本研究依據R. Steiner人智學靈性科學之教育觀點，從形上學探究人的本質與實體，歸納分析其生命本質與教育理論基礎，透過理解與詮釋連結嬰幼兒的生命發展，試圖從脈絡的論述與推演探析華德福「教育階段論」之第一個階段，「出生到換牙期」的幼兒七年發展論教育蘊意。基此，本研究目的為：闡述人智學生命本質與人類發展圖像之內涵與關聯性；歸納分析人智學0－7歲幼兒七年發展論之教育蘊意。研究結果及預期貢獻有三：第一，縱向連繫人智學中人類生命本質三層次、心魂三能力、生命四體說及十二感官等內涵及彼此之間的關聯性；第二，橫向連結歸納分析學齡前幼兒的發展理論，再詮釋並建構出對Steiner人智學的教育階段論（前七年）有較完整的認識；第三，釐清容易混淆之專有名詞及梳理脈絡關係，裨益家長、教師、研究人員或一般讀者在閱讀相關文獻時，予以概念上的釐清。

This study attempts to explore the first 7-year development of children from the birth to tooth change which is based on R. Steiner's educational perspective of spiritual science of anthroposophy. This study adopts Steiner's metaphysical views to inductive and analyze the essence of life, and especially focus on how to understand and interpret the life of early children. After that, the study shows the significance and relevance of the essence of human life of picture in the theory of anthroposophy that makes sense of 7-year development. The conclusions have the following three parts. First, there is vertical connection of the three level of life essence which is significant interrelationship among the three powers of the soul, the four bodies and the twelve senses. Second, the horizontal connection and inductive analysis of the developmental theory of preschool children can interpret and construct completely to understand Steiner's anthroposophy about the first seven-year development. Third, the study clarifies some misunderstood 'keywords' for parents, teachers, researchers and general readers for reviewing those materials.