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Implementing a National Policy Initiative to Support Education for Sustainable Development: Lessons from Taiwan's Environmental Education Act
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Huang, Ying-Syuan; Asghar, Anila; Nichols, Naomi E. – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2021
This policy ethnography focuses on a nationwide environmental and sustainability education policy that was developed and enacted in response to United Nations' call for mainstreaming Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The framework of governmentality was used as a heuristic tool to explore the modalities of the Taiwan government and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Educational Policy, Program Implementation
What Is Driving Taiwan Government for Policy Change in Higher Education after the Year of 2016 -- In Search of Egalitarianism or Pursuit of Academic Excellence?
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Hou, Angela Yung Chi; Hill, Christopher; Hu, Zoe; Lin, Lily – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
Due to global influence and local demand, Taiwan's higher education system has experienced great changes in policy agenda and system reform over the past few decades. After President Tsai took the presidential office in 2016, the Ministry of Education (MOE) shifted its focus towards universities' autonomy and social responsibility, which…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Public Policy, Policy Formation
A Comparative Study of Higher Education Governance in Greater China
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Tao, Claire Y. H. – International Dialogues on Education: Past and Present, 2020
During 1980, many Western countries launched public administration reforms. These reform waves also blew over to many Asian countries. With the advent of globalization and the rise of knowledge-based society, education and innovation are regarded as the driving forces behind social and economic growth and development. To enhance the national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Governance, Higher Education, Comparative Education