本研究主旨在探討台南縣國小鄉土教材發展的現況，以瞭解台南縣鄉土教材發展 的背景、決策過程、計畫內容、教材編製過程與相關配合措施等。為達此目的，本研究採用 觀察、訪談與文件分析等方法。透過這些研究方法，本研究得到以下結論： 一、計畫內容方面缺乏長期性、系統性與全面性的規劃。 二、教材發展組織的分工與規劃未臻理想。 三、教材編輯小組成員具實際的教學經驗，但對於教材設計的能力則較為缺乏。 四、教材編製過程缺乏對話式的溝通與批判性的思考。 五、教育行政當局對鄉土教材發展極為重視，其實施成效是一種由下而上之教育改革的例子 。 根據研究結論，本研究提出五項建議，以做為未來各縣市發展鄉土教材的參考。

　　　　　The main purpose of this study is to explore the homeland curriculum material development in Taiwan County. It attempts to understand the background of the development, the content of the project, the process of the editing, policy-making and the curriculum material design, etc. In the aspect of study method, the study used observation, interview, and document analysis. The following conclusions were obtained through the analysis. 1. The content of the project lacked continual, systematic, and thorough arrangement. 2. The planning and construction of curriculum material development needs improvement. 3. The members of curriculum material development had teaching experience, but they were short of abilities for curriculum material design. 4. The process of curriculum material development excluded two-way communication and critical thinking. 5. The administration of education paid much attention to development. Putting it into practice made a good point in the down-to-up educational reform. Based on the conclusions, suggestions were given as a reference for the practice of homeland curriculum material development for the future.