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This study adopts the framework of transformative curriculum leadership theory, focused on one privatized school, the KIST (KIPP Inspired Schools in Taiwan) school, as a case study. The authors mainly utilize interview methods to explore the practices of principals’ transformative curriculum leadership in the KIST school, and find that the case of school principal leadership successfully integrates the interactions from the school autonomy, the local educational authority, and the private foundation into a driving force to develop a new educational model. Such results not only restructure the subjectivity of school education, but also effectively provide the reference framework for policy correction and solutions to the contemporary problems of rural education.

This study explores Taiwanese college students’ awareness and action on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) launched in 2015. These goals define key dimensions wherein youth’s recognition, appreciation, and implementations ignite global citizenship, therefore enhancing both employability and mobility. The SDGs have set a strong presence in higher education, but perhaps not enough as most studies have not assessed a holistic view of undergraduates’ SDGs perception. In a well-globalized Chinese society where undergraduate degrees are as widespread as in Taiwan, this study aims to uncover whether higher education institutions (HEIs) in Taiwan have served as enabling environments for the growth of global citizens. Building on the government’s educational reforms and individual policies, it asks: on which aspects have Taiwan excelled or receded, why, and what can our example offer the global community in sowing global citizens? The Importance–Performance Analysis (IPA) grid was conducted to assess college students’ recognition and implementation of each goal. A list of 17 goals and 68 items were identified from literature reviews and each item was rated using a five-point Likert scale. On the scale, the online survey enables the 1238 college students from HEIs, ranging from research to non-research ones, to rate the relative importance of the items, followed by another performance rating. We aspire analysis of the responses to allow reflection on the implementation of professional and general education, as results indicate the factors contributing to students’ cognition of the SDGs. Echoing current policy in Taiwan, we intend to offer insights and recommendations to extend students’ SDGs vision, ultimately enhancing youth’s international understanding and mobility.

PurposeThe internationalization of higher education institutions (HEIs) is the top stage of international relations among universities, and it is no longer regarded as a goal but as a means to improve the education of sustainability. As institutional commitments to internationalize higher education continue to grow, so does the need to critically consider the intended purposes and actual outcomes of the resulting programs and policies. This study aims to explore how institutional international policies influence outcomes of HEIs internationalization in the East Asian region, specifically in Taiwan and Japan.Design/methodology/approachThe study used quantitative design. 3,158 participants, including 1,192 participants from Taiwan and 1,966 participants from Japan, were randomly recruited to complete the Academic Profession in the Knowledge Society (APIKS), an international survey examining the change in academic work in HEIs. The study adopted quantitative data and used two variables (institutional international policies and outcomes of internationalization) with descriptive, correlational, and moderated multiple hierarchical regression analysis with SPSS computer software to answer the research questions.FindingsThe study showed that both Taiwanese and Japanese academics have high agreements on the outcomes of internationalization for enhancing academic quality and increasing mobility of students. In both countries, two institutional international policies of HEIs internalization-- clear internationalization strategies and funding for faculty members to undertake research abroad-- can significantly influence the process of internationalization in the teaching-oriented and research-oriented HEIs respectively.Originality/valueThis study provides insight into the relationship between institutional international policies and the outcomes of HEIs internationalization in Taiwan and Japan. It provides university leaders with empirical evidence for implementing managerial strategies of internationalization that promote education for sustainability in HEIs.

This study aims to explore relationship between teacher self-efficacy and teacher teaching practice in junior high schools at Taiwan. TALIS (2018) survey database is adopted, and 3106 teachers were analyzed in this research. Through literature review and exploratory factor analysis (EFA), the research model is assumed to include two constructs (classroom management efficacy and instruction efficacy) in teacher self-efficacy, and three constructs (clarity of instruction practice, cognitive activation practice, and classroom management practice) in teacher teaching practice. Through the analysis of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), the main findings are as follows. (1) For clarity of instruction practice, instruction efficacy has more positive influences than classroom management efficacy. (2) For classroom management practice, classroom management efficacy as more positive influences than instruction efficacy. (3) For cognitive activation practice, instruction efficacy has positive influences but classroom management efficacy has negative influences.

Loosened by the laws and regulations, Taiwan’s alternative educational policy has allowed public schools to conduct school-wide curriculum transformation experiments, which is a possible opportunity for Taiwanese aborigines who have been subjected to long-term oppression and assimilation to separate from the mainstream ideological educational framework. In this change process, the school principal-led curriculum transformation has become an important way to seek a new educational model. This paper qualitatively investigates two alternative schools for Taiwanese aborigines that have undergone successful transformation and collects the views of the principals, directors, team leaders, and teachers (eight persons in total) in two schools on the school principal-led curriculum transformation. Through summarizing and analyzing relevant data, this paper proposes that the principals of Taiwanese aboriginal schools effectively change the teachers’ beliefs, curriculum structure, and school culture through the systematic practices of “belief change” and “structural innovation,” and establish a curriculum paradigm different from mainstream education, which realizes a certain knowledge transfer effect. The transformative curriculum leadership process can be summarized into the conflict awakening and positioning stage, the experimental and interactive development stage, and the revision and transformation stage. This study intents to provide a reference for Taiwan’s educational reform and encourage the principals of other alternative schools to picture the connotation and value of transformative curriculum leadership and establish more new curriculum models of alternative education.

In Taiwan, higher education policies and manpower training have failed to meet the requirements of the rapidly changing society and employer expectations. This causes a substantial gap between university education and employment. On the basis of social cognitive career theory, this study aims to explore the relationships between transformational leadership, self-efficacy, problem-based learning, and student employability in higher education institutions (HEIs). In this study, 619 undergraduates from 12 Taiwanese HEIs were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results revealed significant positive influences of transformational leadership, self-efficacy, and problem-based learning on student employability. Moreover, problem-based learning and self-efficacy are key mediators between transformational leadership and student employability. On the basis of the findings, specific suggestions and managerial implications for HEIs concerning curriculum and instruction planning and areas for future research a

Purpose This study examines the policy background, operational mechanisms, practical challenges, and theoretical and practical contributions of the educational reform act on rural schools in Taiwan, which aims to avoid closures due to low enrollment while revitalizing local communities through private sector resources. Specific objectives include analyzing the institutional characteristics, development, and philosophies of Taiwan's contract schools and comparing their key differences from public-private collaboration models in other countries, such as the US and the UK. It further investigates whether entrusted foundations are able to utilize their organizational and resource advantages to bring about substantive change in contract schools. The study examines the governance responsibilities and administration of schools situated within a collaborative framework involving government agencies, foundations, and relevant stakeholders, as well as the effects of this governance structure on current challenges in te

This paper presents the analysis on educational think tanks performance evaluation from the examples of UK, US, Taiwan and Singapore. The author adopted qualitative approach with 21 participants, including educational research institute administrators, researchers and scholars to collect the data. With comparing the materials from different four countries, the paper shows the trend and the core concept on doing and preparing the accountability of educational think tanks.

我國高等教育政策發展與人才培育成效近年廣受社會關注與業界挑戰，尤其是畢業生就業條件未能跟上快速變遷的職場環境與雇主要求，致使大學教育與產業人才需求間，存在亟需解決的缺口。本研究以社會認知生涯理論為基礎，問卷為調查工具，採立意抽樣方式，選取12所學校大學生為樣本，共獲619 份有效問卷，以分析教師轉換型領導、學生自我效能和問題導向學習對大學生就業力發展的直接影響，並進一步瞭解自我效能與問題導向學習在教師轉換型領導對學生就業力間的中介效果。透過結構方程模式分析顯示，教師轉換型領導、問題導向學習和自我效能對學生就業力具有正向顯著影響，且問題導向學習與自我效能在轉換型領導與就業力間扮演重要的中介角色。最後，根據研究結果提出具體建議及未來研究方 向，作為大學及其教師在課程與教學規劃之參考。 In Taiwan, higher education policies and manpower training have failed to meet the requirements of the rapidly changing society and employer expectations. This causes a substantial gap between university education and employment. On the basis of social cognitive career theory, this study aims to explore the relationships between transformational leadership, self-efficacy, problem-based learning, and student employability in higher education institutions (HEIs). In this study, 619 undergraduates from 12 Taiwanese HEIs were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results revealed significant positive influences of transformational leadership, self-efficacy, and problem-based learning on student employability. Moreover, problem-based learning and self-efficacy are key mediators between transformational leadership and student employability. On the basis of the findings, specific suggestions and managerial implications for HEIs concerning curriculum and instruction planning and areas for future research are provided.