The Intersection of Confucianism and Western Teaching in Taiwanese Adult Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-61
Author(s):  
Viktor Wang ◽  
Geraldine Torrisi-Steele ◽  
Shuyan Li ◽  
Pi-Chi Han
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Significant Feature ◽  
Adult Educators ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Subsequent Evolution ◽  
National Economic ◽  
National Economic Development

Adult education is a significant feature of the Taiwanese education landscape and is recognized as significantly contributing to national economic development. Given the importance of adult education in Taiwan, an investigation of teaching approaches and an understanding of interplay of teaching approaches with Taiwanese culture is worthwhile because such investigations provide a platform for reflection and subsequent evolution of teaching approaches. In the present article, the authors delve into the heritage of Taiwan to explore teaching practices from the standpoint of the teachings of Confucius and Western teaching approaches. Data were collected via survey of 39 randomly selected adult educators from premium universities in Tapai along with interviews. The results point to the persistent dominance of Confucian instructional methods despite some use of Western teaching approaches.

From the Teachings of Confucius to Western Influences

2012 ◽  
pp. 207-222
Author(s):  
Victor X. Wang ◽  
Lesley Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Adult Educators ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Western Influences

This article reports the results of a study designed to determine whether the teachings of Confucius (liberal and behavioral teaching approaches) or Western teaching approaches (humanistic, progressive, radical and analytic teaching approaches) shaped adult education in Taiwan. Thirty-nine randomly selected adult educators from three premium universities in Taipei responded to a survey about their teaching practices. The same adult educators were also interviewed to cross-validate the quantitative findings. Study results indicated that, while the Taiwanese adult educators employed Western teaching approaches to some extent, they clung dearly to Confucian methods of instruction, a finding that was consistent with reports in the literature of adult education in Taiwan.

From the Teachings of Confucius to Western Influences

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-45
Author(s):  
Victor X. Wang ◽  
Lesley S. J. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Adult Educators ◽  
Teaching Approaches ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Western Influences

This article reports the results of a study designed to determine whether the teachings of Confucius (liberal and behavioral teaching approaches) or Western teaching approaches (humanistic, progressive, radical and analytic teaching approaches) shaped adult education in Taiwan. Thirty-nine randomly selected adult educators from three premium universities in Taipei responded to a survey about their teaching practices. The same adult educators were also interviewed to cross-validate the quantitative findings. Study results indicated that, while the Taiwanese adult educators employed Western teaching approaches to some extent, they clung dearly to Confucian methods of instruction, a finding that was consistent with reports in the literature of adult education in Taiwan.

The Significance of Regional Studies for the Elaboration of National Economic History

1960 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 588-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry W. Broude
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic History ◽  
Regional Differentiation ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
National Economic ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
National Economic Development ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Point Of Departure

The purpose of this paper is to serve as a point of departure for discussion of the relationship of regional differentiation and growth to general economic development. In addition to touching on methodological problems, I hope to establish two specific points: (a) that the needs of economic history call for particular perspectives in delimiting regions, and (b) that study of regional interaction can provide insights in an understanding of national economic development.

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