ERIC Number: EJ916255
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Mar
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1598-1037
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Revamping the Funding Formula for Special Education Programs in Taiwan
Ho, Hsuan-fu; Chen, Pi-Yu
Asia Pacific Education Review, v12 n1 p143-148 Mar 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the services required by students in special education programs and to estimate the cost of adequately funding special education in Taiwan. Questionnaires were administered to 300 special education teachers at the elementary school level to identify the services required. Thereafter, two focus group interviews were organized to determine the service categories and their cost. The results show that the costs for special education programs vary significantly according to severity of disability, and the weighting for mildly, moderately, and severely disabled students was found to be 3.7, 4.5, and 5.2, respectively. The costs also vary significantly according to the category of disability, and the weighting was found to range from 3.6 for emotionally disabled students and to 5.9 for hearing impaired students. These findings suggest that the current special education funding formula in Taiwan, which ignores these cost differences, should be revamped.
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, Focus Groups, Disabilities, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Special Education Teachers, Costs, Special Education, Resource Allocation, Questionnaires, Elementary Schools, Severity (of Disability), Classification, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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