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2017 教育政策與管理國際學術研討會

The Educational Proble ms and Policies of

Remote Areas in Taiwan

Abstract

Recent years, Taiwan is becoming as an M-shaped form of social and
economic structure as well as its practice in education. There are some
traits reflected from the educational practice in remote areas: Schools

are usually small, students’ composition is complex, teachers tend to
be young and inexperienced, teachers’ recruitment is quite frequent.
Based on the literature review and analysis, the educational problems
and policies of remote areas in Taiwan are identified as follows: The
current educational policies have not helped to diminish the gap between

urban and remote areas, MoE in Taiwan has placed more emphasis on the
educational practice in such areas, regulations setting to stabilize
the provision of teaching and administrative staff, Taiwan is not alone

facing the educational problems occurring in remote areas. Five
suggestions are given for the reference of educational authority boards:
The flexibility of educational policies, necessity of teachers’
recruitment, incentives for teachers, review of policies and
experiences in other countries, care for teachers’ needs in remote

areas.

Keyword: Remote Areas, Education in Remote areas, Educational Policy

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