A Preliminary Study on the Status Quo and Difficulties of the Secondary Education in Lanyu Island Author:Chuan-Rong Yeh, Wei-Chi Chung, & Chio-Wei Hong
There is a great difference in ethnicity and culture between Lanyu Island and Taiwan.Apart from its isolation from the outside world, the educational environment and thechoices in schooling are very different from those in Taiwan. This study selected Lanyu highschools as its subjects and adopted document analysis and interview as the methods toexplore the current practices in education in Lanyu, and the rebirth and transformationbrought about by the present national education system and cultural crush. The studyconcludes that: first, Taiwanese education system has greatly neglected the influence ofgeological location on Lanyu’s education. Secondly, the sources and quality of teachersgreatly impacted the enforcement of educational policies. Finally, there is a paradoxicalrelationship between education and Lanyu’s local culture. We also proposed six suggestionsfor the excellent educators to turn the limitations between social structures and spaces inLanyu Island into the vital spark for the future.