Taiwan's "white paper on teacher education": Vision and strategies

Abstract

The implementation of education affects the development and promotion of the country, and a key factor of effective implementation is the cultivation of high-quality teachers. Successful education often depends on teacher quality. This is because teacher professional development is often closely linked with teaching effectiveness as well as the success or failure of student learning. Furthermore, in the discussion of education reform, the quality of teachers is the foundation for the achievement of students and the key to the success of education innovation. In 2012, the Ministry of Education in Taiwan published the "White Paper on Teacher Education". The White Paper promotes teachers' ethics, responsibility, conscientiousness, and sustainability as core values to cultivate teachers with a love for education, professionalism, and effective execution in the new era. It also serves to guide the implementation of teacher education policies. Therefore, the "White Paper on Teacher Education"provides crucial vision and strategies to cultivate teachers in Taiwan. This article analyses the White Paper and supplements the discussion with the relevant literature, aiming to interpret the vision and strategies of "White Paper on Teacher Education". The authors hope to provide clarity regarding teacher education in Taiwan and to offer direction for the future. Alternatively, this article would make a much more in-depth historical excursus of teacher education in Taiwan.