Event Title
The Rise and Fall of Teacher Education Programs in Taiwan HEIs
Document Type
Event
Start Date
17-10-2016 10:00 AM
Description
Although in Taiwan several plans have been proposed as a panacea to improve the quality of education, the most fundamental concern has been expressed in respect to the form of teacher education. Since 1994, teacher education programs in HEIs were extensively launched, making K-12 teachers coming from more diverse disciplines and backgrounds. During the swelling phase, a critical policy-led change upgraded the number of student teachers. Teacher education reform unleashed the centralization on the teacher education programs controlled by the government. However, due to the low birthrate , the need for teachers of K-12 education in Taiwan has sharply decreased in recent years, resulting in 44 teacher education programs being withdrawn from HEIs within 5 years. Following the three stages of teacher education, namely pre-service education, introductory education and in-service education as the pipeline, this presentation aims to illustrate the current situations and challenges of teacher education programs encountered: by Taiwan HEIs.
Keywords
higher education institution, professional development, teacher education program
Recommended Citation
Ho, Sophia Shihuei, "The Rise and Fall of Teacher Education Programs in Taiwan HEIs" (2016). Center for Global Curriculum Studies Symposium. 9.
https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/globalcurriculumsymposium/gcs2016/gcs2016_events/9
The Rise and Fall of Teacher Education Programs in Taiwan HEIs
Although in Taiwan several plans have been proposed as a panacea to improve the quality of education, the most fundamental concern has been expressed in respect to the form of teacher education. Since 1994, teacher education programs in HEIs were extensively launched, making K-12 teachers coming from more diverse disciplines and backgrounds. During the swelling phase, a critical policy-led change upgraded the number of student teachers. Teacher education reform unleashed the centralization on the teacher education programs controlled by the government. However, due to the low birthrate , the need for teachers of K-12 education in Taiwan has sharply decreased in recent years, resulting in 44 teacher education programs being withdrawn from HEIs within 5 years. Following the three stages of teacher education, namely pre-service education, introductory education and in-service education as the pipeline, this presentation aims to illustrate the current situations and challenges of teacher education programs encountered: by Taiwan HEIs.