Taiwan—Education System
Throughout Chinese history, education has been valued highly. The affirmation of this tradition is written into the law of the land. The 1946 Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan) establishes minimum spending thresholds for educational expenditures: not less than 15 percent of the total national budget, not less than 25 percent of the provincial budget, and not less than 35 percent of the municipal budget. The writers of the constitution displayed great foresight when they also took on the responsibility to "safeguard the livelihood of those who work in the fields of education . . . [and] increase their remuneration from time to time" (Article 165). The result of this legal affirmation is that Taiwan has developed one of the best systems of education in the world.
Further Reading
Smith, Douglas C. (1997) Middle Education in the Middle Kingdom. Westport, CT: Praeger.
The Republic of China Yearbook. (2000) Taipei, Taiwan: Government Information Office.
Wilson, Richard W. (1970) Learning to Be Chinese: The Political Socialization of Children in Taiwan. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Yee, Herbert S. (1999) The Political Culture of China's University Students: A Comparative Study of University Students in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Commack, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
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