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When Education Meets Politics in Taiwan

A Game Theory Perspective (1994–2016)

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Authors:
  1. Ka-ho Kwok

    1. Sun Fong Chung College, Hong Kong

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  • This book explores how electoral politics matter, particularly in new democracies, to the process of education reform.
  • The book offers a critical yet comprehensive account of Taiwan’s education reform from 1994 to 2016.
  • This book is a forerunner in the field of game theoretical studies in education.

Part of the book series: Spotlight on China (SPOT)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Ka-ho Kwok
    Pages 1-4

  3. Social Change and Educational Change

    • Ka-ho Kwok
    Pages 5-19

  4. Taiwan Since 1945

    • Ka-ho Kwok
    Pages 21-46

  5. Deregulation and Grand Coalition of Players Under the KMT Government (1994–2000)

    • Ka-ho Kwok
    Pages 47-85

  6. Taiwanization and Escalation of Conflicts Under the DPP Government (2000–2008)

    • Ka-ho Kwok
    Pages 87-118

  7. Cross-Straitization and Hedging Under the KMT (2008–2016)

    • Ka-ho Kwok
    Pages 119-146

  8. Toward an Understanding of Education Reform as a Game of Dynamic Positioning

    • Ka-ho Kwok
    Pages 147-175

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 193-209
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About this book

Politics affect education, particularly in transitional societies. It is obvious that Taiwan’s education reform and democratization share the same set of players. All major educational players played a role at different stages in the electoral process striving for popular support. This book applies game theoretic tools and proposes “dynamic positioning” as a new framework that regards Taiwan’s education reform from 1994 to 2016 as the outcome of players’ strategic interactions (instead of top-down or bottom-up). The complex interplay is characterized by the continual adjustment of one’s preferences and strategies in response to other players’ moves. This concept helps explain how and why Taiwan’s education reform was once embraced by most players (cooperation), but became a battlefield between different camps (non-cooperation) soon after a change of the ruling party in 2000. It disputes various structural approaches on educational change, including functionalism, conflict theory, globalization, and theories of liberal democracy. It also contributes to the field of game theoretical studies in education and the specific literature of politics, social change, and education reform.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sun Fong Chung College, Hong Kong

    Ka-ho Kwok

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: When Education Meets Politics in Taiwan

  • Book Subtitle: A Game Theory Perspective (1994–2016)

  • Authors: Ka-ho Kwok

  • Series Title: Spotlight on China

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-152-0

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6351-152-0Published: 13 September 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: CCX, 14

  • Topics: Education, general

  • Industry Sectors: Engineering, Pharma

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