AN ANALYSIS OF TAIWAN'S "NINE-YEAR COMPULSORY EDUCATION" POLICY

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https://doi.org/10.18316/rcd.v16i41.11440

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Nine-year compulsory education, Taiwan, Kinmen, Vicious cramming, Promotionism

Abstract

Education is extremely important to the development of society. The purpose of this article is to discuss the reasons for the formation of the "nine-year compulsory education" policy in Taiwan, and on the other hand, to explore the process of the formation of the "nine-year compulsory education" policy, which was expanded to the whole of Taiwan with Kinmen as a pilot program. Finally, it discusses the connotation and concept of the "nine-year compulsory education" policy and its impact.

Author Biography

Qingsong Xiang, National Center for Borderlands Ethnic Studies in Southwest China at Yunnan University, Yunnan 650091, China

National Center for Borderlands Ethnic Studies in Southwest China at Yunnan University, Yunnan 650091, China

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2024-02-07

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Vol. 16 No. 41 (2024)

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