Volume 64 No.4(Special Issue ) - 2018-12-31

Basic Education Development in the Past 50 Years: An Analysis of the 9-year Compulsory Education and the 12-year Basic Education Policy Implementation in Taiwan

近50年來國民教育發展之探究: 九年國民教育與十二年國民基本教育 政策之分析

Author:
Ching-Shan Wu / 吳清山
Keyword:
9-year compulsory education, 12-year basic education, educational policy / 九年國民教育、十二年國民基本教育、教育政策
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This paper explores the development of basic education in Taiwan during the past 50 years, focusing on the implementation of the 9-year compulsory education and the 12-year Basic Education. The former, being put into effect since 1968, includes six years for elementary education and three for junior high education. The latter, being carried out since 2014, include nine years for compulsory education and additional three for senior secondary education. Both were the most important educational policies in Taiwan across the century, and had extremely far-reaching impact on the development of education in Taiwan. The backgrounds, legal bases, policy contents, and effectiveness of both systems are reviewed in this paper.