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Su, Yahui; Feng, Liyia; Hsu, Chang-Hui – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2018
This article reflects on the implementation of lifelong professional development for teachers in Taiwan based on our analysis and understanding of the participation of elementary and secondary school teachers in the Teacher Professional Development and Evaluation (TPDE) programme. This qualitative account is established based on 34 in-depth…
Descriptors: Professional Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning, Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
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Ma, Ai-hsuan Sandra – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2014
In recent decades many East Asian countries have initiated ambitious policies to increase their global prominence as education hubs. This article examines the development of Taiwan's international student recruitment policies from 1950 to 2011, exemplifying the case in a non-Western, non-English speaking context. While Taiwan's case is distinctive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Student Recruitment, Context Effect
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Shih, Shu-Shen – Elementary School Journal, 2007
This study explored how Taiwanese upper-elementary-school students' motivational characteristics were related to their decisions regarding avoidance of help seeking in the classroom context. Two hundred and ninety-eight sixth-grade students completed a self-report survey assessing their attitudes and behaviors related to help avoidance,…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Grade 6, Student Attitudes, Intelligence
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Shih, Shu-Shen – Elementary School Journal, 2008
In this study I examined how Taiwanese junior high school students' perceptions of autonomy support were related to their motivational characteristics, and the ability of these constructs to explain students' academic engagement. A total of 343 eighth-grade students completed a self-report survey assessing their perceptions of autonomy support…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Goal Orientation, Learning Motivation, Grade 8