Abstract
This article primarily aims to investigate the effects of decentralization on educational autonomy in Taiwan through historical and documentary analysis. To draw an analytical framework, it begins with a brief examination of the concept of autonomy. This is followed by an examination of how decentralization has influenced the state-institution-individual relationship in Taiwan's higher education by using a three-level hierarchical model. After analyzing decentralization as empowering practices, it argues that the emergence of a performativity culture has generated an antinomy of the decentralization reforms, in which decentralization has formed a new ecology of education administration in Taiwan on the one hand, and simultaneously has brought the issue of bureaucratization in education on the other. Copyright © 2010 National Institute of Education, Singapore.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-139 |
Journal | Asia Pacific Journal of Education |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Citation
Lo, W. Y. W. (2010). Decentralization of higher education and its implications for educational autonomy in Taiwan. Asian Pacific Journal of Education, 30(2), 127-139. doi: 10.1080/02188791003721572Keywords
- Decentralization
- Autonomy
- Accountability
- Democratization