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Problems, Strategies, and Impact of SSCI Publication in English

Perceptions and Negotiations of Taiwanese Researchers

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The SSCI Syndrome in Higher Education

Part of the book series: Comparative and International Education ((CIEDV))

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In the era of hyper information exchange and knowledge development, the government of Taiwan has been promulgating various policies to encourage internationalization of scholarship in order to boost Taiwan’s intellectual industry and international visibility.

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  1. Associate professor and Director of Foreign Language Center, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

    June Yichun Liu

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  1. National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taipei, Taiwan

    Chuing Prudence Chou

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Liu, J.Y. (2014). Problems, Strategies, and Impact of SSCI Publication in English. In: Chou, C.P. (eds) The SSCI Syndrome in Higher Education. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-407-9_7

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