Technological and vocational education strategy - developing for the 21st century in Chinese Taipei

This paper outlines the role technological and vocational education (TVE) has played in the Chinese Taipei economy over the last forty years. Five elements are focused on and they incorporate a development plan for TVE that is aimed at liberalisation, economic development, industrial improvement, increased educational opportunities and societal progress. The five elements are: (1) the impact of democracy on education; (2) economic growth; (3) the establishment of a pluralistic system; (4) the training of professionals to meed the demands of technological advancements; and (5) the challenges of lifelong learning. The author highlights a number of new directions for vocational education policy that are needed to meet the challenges for human resources in the twenty-first century. The new directions are: (1) the establishment of a flexible TVE system; (2) cultivation of professional manpower to meet development needs; (3) promoting student career development in response to parental requests; and (4) raising educational quality in accord with the worldwide development trend.

The volume of collected papers is indexed at TD/INT 61.404.

This paper outlines the role technological and vocational education (TVE) has played in the Chinese Taipei economy over the last forty years. Five elements are focused on and they incorporate a development plan for TVE that is aimed at liberalisation, economic development, industrial improvement, increased educational opportunities and societal progress. The five elements are: (1) the impact of democracy on education; (2) economic growth; (3) the establishment of a pluralistic system; (4) the training of professionals to meed the demands of technological advancements; and (5) the ...  [+] Show more