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After World War II, Taiwan underwent profound economic, social, cultural, political and educational transformation. A major part of the transformation of its higher education system was the introduction of general education programs. This chapter discusses the experience of higher education institutions in promoting general education in postwar Taiwan, taking the reform of general education at the National Taiwan University as a case study.
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Huang, Cc. (2016). Liberal Arts Education in Postwar Taiwan: A Case Study on General Education Reform at National Taiwan University. In: Jung, I., Nishimura, M., Sasao, T. (eds) Liberal Arts Education and Colleges in East Asia. Higher Education in Asia: Quality, Excellence and Governance. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0513-8_8
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