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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.

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Authors: Yang, Kuo-Shih
Conference name: APEC Education Forum: 21st Century Challenge: Technological and Vocational Education Curriculum and Instruction
Date: 1997
Geographic subjects: Asia; Taiwan
Resource type: Conference
Subjects: Outcomes; Management; Vocational education and training;
Governance show more

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APEC education forum: 21st century challenge: technological and vocational education curriculum and instruction, November 2-6, 1997, Taipei: keynote speeches

This conference was sponsored by the Ministry of Education and co-sponsored by the Ming Chuan University and the International Cooperation Association of Technical Institutes. The two main purposes were to encourage APEC members to improve the quality of vocational education for the purpose of enhancing the quality of human resources and to encourage exchange and cooperation in the area of vocational education among APEC members. Five themes discussed at this forum. They were: (1) meeting the challenges of high-tech society with technological and vocational education curriculum and instruction; (2) new trends in curriculum development; (3) promoting international curriculum cooperation and exchange; (4) strengthening teacher education and improving instruction effectiveness; and (5) converting classroom learning into work competency. The keynote speeches and presenters are: Technological and vocational education strategy - developing for the 21st century in Chinese Taipei / Kuo-Shih Yang; New directions for applied learning: implications and applications for the Asia Pacific / Paul Gallagher; The role of occupation specific education and training / John Bishop; Technological & vocational education & economic development / Pin-Kung Chiang. For individual paper entries see TD/INT 61.405 to TD/INT 61.408. See TD/INT 61.379 for the volume that contains the papers presented at this conference or TD/INT 61.380 to TD/INT 61.403 for the individual paper entries.

This conference was sponsored by the Ministry of Education and co-sponsored by the Ming Chuan University and the ...  Show Full Abstract  

Conference name: APEC Education Forum: 21st Century Challenge: Technological and Vocational Education Curriculum and Instruction
Date: 1997
Geographic subjects: North America; Asia; Japan;
United States; Hong Kong (China); Taiwan show more

Resource type: Conference
Subjects: Quality; Skills and knowledge; Workforce development;
Qualifications; Employment; Students; Vocational education and training; Research; Teaching and learning; Providers of education and training show more

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