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Implementation of Taiwan’s Curriculum Reform Policy

From the Perspective of Curriculum Guidelines

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Curriculum Innovations in Changing Societies

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Since the lifting of Martial Law in 1987, Taiwanese society has been liberalized, democratized, and diversified. Educational reform came into full bloom, with a focused concern on curriculum reform. The present paper analyzes the political, economic, and social backgrounds for Taiwan’s curriculum reform, as well as the revision of the curriculum standards for elementary school and junior high school during the early post-Martial-Law period.

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  1. Graduate Institute of Education, Providence University, Taiwan

    Hwang Jenq-Jye

  2. Department of Education, National Pingtung University of Education, Taiwan

    Lee Ya-Ting

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  1. The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong

    Edmond Hau-Fai Law

  2. Normal College, Shenzhen University, Mainland China

    Chenzhi Li

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Jenq-Jye, H., Ya-Ting, L. (2013). Implementation of Taiwan’s Curriculum Reform Policy. In: Law, E.HF., Li, C. (eds) Curriculum Innovations in Changing Societies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-359-1_4

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