1. The Transformation of Technological and Vocational Education Under Taiwan's 30 Years of Educational Reform.
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Da-Sen Lin
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VOCATIONAL education ,EDUCATIONAL change ,MOVEMENT education ,POWER (Social sciences) ,HIGH school seniors - Abstract
Due to Taiwan's political and economic situation after World War II, technological and vocational education has always corresponded to national economic planning and manpower development. It was not until the education reform in 1994 that the people's educational needs began to be gradually taken into account by official policies. The civil sector's call for the reform was for "the expansion of senior high schools and universities," while the government's response was to "increase the Second National Freeway capacity." However, after the regime changed in 2000, the new government did not alter the original direction. This study employed documentary analysis to examine official historical documents and academic commentaries to understand the role played by educational reform. This study points out that the social power gathered by the education reform movement led the public to seriously contemplate "whether education should serve the development of the nation." Educational issues are embedded in the social context. This article recommends that we no longer strictly adhere to uniform equality, moderately open market competition, and establish high market value professional certificates/licenses to create a new path for technological and vocational education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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