The Development of Life Education in Taiwan

Philosophy and Culture 31 (9):21-46 (2004)
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Abstract

Since the former Taiwan Provincial Department of Education began in late 1997 to promote life education, to the Ministry of Education at ○ ○ ○, announced the establishment of "Life Education Committee" So far, the promotion of life education in Taiwan has been about eight years, in this period in the life segment by the Taiwan Provincial secondary school education, a project plan, and gradually developed into the national education system at all levels of a part of the school and become a part of social education. This paper reviews the development of education during the course of life and educational philosophy of life and meaning on the progress of the implementation of government education policies and an overview of schools at all levels to promote the profile and overview of the public asked to push the four male groups in Taiwan, who described the case of moving life education . Analyzed by the paper concluded, we can see the meaning of life education has been gradually established, and has become a part of high school elective courses. And more and more colleges and universities have life education into general education, there are also established at the University of Life Education Program or Institute. There are many past four years to promote life education as the main purpose of the establishment of civil society, development of education to life by the public school system gradually into life. It has been eight years since the Taiwan Provincial Department of Education began to advocate life education in 1997, while the Ministry of Education announced the foundation of the Life Education Council in 2000. During this period of time, life education has been developed from a project in the Taiwan provincial high schools to a part of the academic education system in the nation at all levels as well as part of social education. In this paper, we review the process of the development of life education and show the promotion of life education in Taiwan regarding the advancement of its ideas and content, the government's educational policies and the enforcement, the advocacy in schools at all levels and grassroots groups. From the conclusions we draw here, it is clear that the content of life education has been increasingly established and become part of the elective courses in senior high schools. While many colleges have incorporated life education into their general education, some university already founded programs or graduate schools of life education. In the past four years, many grassroots groups have been founded to advocate life education, which turns the development of life education into a part of the social life rather than school work only

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