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Modernization or Cultural Imperialism: A Critical Reading of Taiwan's National Scholarship Program for Overseas Study (Global Studies in Education)
Yun-Shiuan Chen
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Description for Modernization or Cultural Imperialism: A Critical Reading of Taiwan's National Scholarship Program for Overseas Study (Global Studies in Education)
Paperback. Focuses on the development of Taiwan's long-standing National Scholarship Program for Overseas Study between 1955 and 2000. This title includes an ethnographic analysis of discourse, investigating the program from two perspectives: the researcher's critical discourse analysis of historical texts and the narratives provided by program stakeholders. Series: Global Studies in Education. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: JF; JH; JNA; JNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
This book focuses on the development of Taiwan’s long-standing National Scholarship Program for Overseas Study between 1955 and 2000. The National Scholarship Program can be seen as Taiwan’s governmental pursuit of strategic modernization for national and social development. Strategic modernization does not necessarily imply a linear, progressive, and technological modernity; but should be viewed as an adjustable, flexible, and sustainable effort that transforms and assists a nation, like Taiwan, to adapt itself within its constrained and changing post-colonial condition. This view of strategic modernization is based upon an interrogation of the discourses surrounding the scholarship program, using post-colonial theories as ... Read more
This book focuses on the development of Taiwan’s long-standing National Scholarship Program for Overseas Study between 1955 and 2000. The National Scholarship Program can be seen as Taiwan’s governmental pursuit of strategic modernization for national and social development. Strategic modernization does not necessarily imply a linear, progressive, and technological modernity; but should be viewed as an adjustable, flexible, and sustainable effort that transforms and assists a nation, like Taiwan, to adapt itself within its constrained and changing post-colonial condition. This view of strategic modernization is based upon an interrogation of the discourses surrounding the scholarship program, using post-colonial theories as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
Condition
New
Series
Global Studies in Education
Number of Pages
198
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781433120282
SKU
V9781433120282
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About Yun-Shiuan Chen
Yun-shiuan (Viola) Chen received her Ph.D. in educational policy studies at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She is currently an assistant research fellow at Taiwan’s National Academy for Educational Research.
Reviews for Modernization or Cultural Imperialism: A Critical Reading of Taiwan's National Scholarship Program for Overseas Study (Global Studies in Education)
«This book immerses the reader in the discourse of modernizing and internationalizing Taiwanese society from 1955 to 2000. Chen has unpacked the complexity of the Ministry’s programs for sending students abroad for higher education, drawing upon ‘the diverse perspectives to be found in transnational socioeconomic structures, political ideologies, cultural exchanges in the terrain of education and the dynamics of these ... Read more