Taiwan has actively taken actions to support the aim of UNESCO's ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) for 2030 as well as SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), and has to face and solve some emerging challenges that come with progress. This paper firstly introduces the status of STEM-related ESD/SDG Activities, and identifies the following…

Post-secondary education institutions in Taiwan are divided into two tracks, general higher education (HE) and technological and vocational education (TVE). The evaluation of all universities/colleges is mandated by the University Act. Higher education institutions receive mandated institutional evaluation every six years and program evaluation…

This paper proposes a lifelong model of technology education to promote the analysis and explanation of technology education. Including five stages, this model assumes that everyone in most countries/regions should have opportunities to learn about technology in every stage. Learning in the first three stages, awareness-literacy-specialization,…

This paper presents a short overview of industrial arts and technology education programs in Taiwan and the exchange programs available to international technology educators. The first section profiles the status of Taiwan and its educational system, and the second section describes the industrial arts programs prescribed by the curriculum,…

To improve technology education in Taiwan and promote understanding of international technology education, technology education programs in Australia, Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Taiwan were compared. A four-stage comparative approach (description, interpretation, juxtaposition, comparison) was used.…

Taiwan's senior high school technology education (TE) is moving from industrial arts (IA) to living technology (LT). However, senior high school LT faces two major challenges. First, LT, a required course, may be changed to an elective. Second, there is only a vague distinction between junior high school LT and senior high school LT. In terms of…