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In this book, we present 12 educational innovations that were carried out in primary and junior high schools in Taiwan. They are not special cases: we see more and more aspiring educators forming or joining teachers’ communities to jointly transform Taiwan’s educational environment. They are educational entrepreneurs. In addition to examining their innovation process from the perspective of the ecosystem, we also observe their unique characteristics, in terms of belief, vision and capability. They all have a kind heart: their basic belief covers humanism, practical creation, and the common good; they all have a pair of keen eyes: their broad vision includes insight, introspection, and persistence; and they also have a pair of skillful hands: their capability consists of creativity, innovativeness, and entrepreneurship.
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Wu, S., Lin, C.YY. (2019). Educational Entrepreneurs. In: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in an Educational Ecosystem. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9445-5_6
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