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Lo, Shu-Fen (Michelle). "Perceptions of acculturation and social identity construction among three Taiwanese/Chinese migrants in Australia." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/30418/1/Michelle_Lo_Thesis.pdf.
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In recent years, increasing numbers of Chinese migrants have come to Australia to study or to live. In doing so, they have entered a new cultural space. They are faced with many challenges, not only to do with study experience, workplace experience and life-style practices, but also to do with language, communication, culture and identity. Such new challenges can feel dangerous, unstable and uncomfortable as they require moves out of the safety zone of primary cultural experience. This qualitative research study investigates the perceptions and narratives of three Taiwanese-Australian migrants in terms of their experience of this process of acculturation and social identity construction as migrant tertiary students in the new Australian context and of their subsequent experience professionally. Their accounts of where they see themselves to have 'landed' in terms of their acculturation process and identity construction might provide relevant insights to the experience of hybridity which is intercultural Australia.
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Kao, Chia-li. "Imperialist ambiguity and ambivalence in Japanese and Taiwanese literature, 1895-1945." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3345077.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Comparative Literature, 2008.Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Oct. 5, 2009). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-02, Section: A, page: 0570.
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Dooley, Karen Teresa, and k. dooley@qut edu au. "Adapting to Diversity: Pedagogy for Taiwanese students in mainstream Australian secondary school classes." Griffith University. School of Cognition, Language and Special Education, 2001. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20030102.105906.
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This study investigated pedagogy for Taiwanese students in mainstream Australian secondary school classes. The aim was to explore the construction of pedagogy for these students within the communicative contingencies of both the classroom and the community of talk around the classroom. Accordingly, the study documented and explicated the ways in which teachers adapted geography lessons for Taiwanese students, and further, the fit of teachers' descriptions and explanations of those adaptations within broader school community debate over provision for ethnic minority students. The significance of the study resides in its contribution to educational research, policy and practice in conditions of cultural diversity and formal cultural inclusion. The study's contributions arise from its attention to the forms of teacher-student interaction that are often considered to be a major point of difference between pedagogy in Australia (and other Western nations) and in Chinese (and other Asian) contexts. The focus is on the degree of teacher-directedness or student-centredness, as demonstrated by such factors as rote learning and participation in whole class spoken activities. Review of the current literature indicated that such dispositions may not only be brought to Australian pedagogic contexts by Chinese students, but may also be constructed within these contexts themselves. Analysis of theoretical perspectives on culture and pedagogy that were of high profile in Australia during the 1990s indicated that the investigation of this possibility requires an approach that makes it possible to attend to the structuring of such contexts. Accordingly, this study was conducted from a perspective that made it possible to document and explicate the construction of socialising conditions within the communicative particularities of lessons for Taiwanese students as pedagogic practice enacted in classrooms, and of debate amongst those interested in the education of the students as pedagogic talk within a school community. The theoretical framework of the study drew primarily on Basil Bernstein's sociology of educational knowledge. This perspective provided the fundamental concepts for describing the categorisation of Taiwanese students in the teacher-student interaction of the classroom and in school community talk about such. Analytic concepts developed by researchers concerned with classroom talk were specified in Bernsteinian terms to facilitate the translation between these theoretical objects and the sets of lesson and interview data examined in the study. These concepts made it possible to describe the pedagogic activities of teachers and students, and their constituent social actions, as enacted in the lessons, and as constructed in the interview talk of school community members. The two data sets were produced and analysed by methods derived from the Bernsteinian perspective. The aim was to: i) test the generic and formal Bernsteinian sociology of educational knowledge; and ii) produce findings generalisable to culturally diverse Australian school settings. One of the main findings of the study was that the adaptation of geography lessons for Taiwanese, Chinese, Asian and other ESL students produced a more constrained and teacher-directed form of pedagogy than that which was provided for other students. The other main finding was that the geography teachers described and explained these adaptations by categorising the students as 'reluctant' in whole class spoken activities and 'dependent' in written seatwork activities. Other school community members interested in the education of Taiwanese students evinced substantial agreement in this regard. However, these interviewees constructed the 'reluctant' speech and 'dependent' seatwork of the students from complex collaborative and competitive positions available in professional-academic talk. This pointed to struggles amongst those who would inform the provision of pedagogy for Taiwanese and other Chinese, Asian and ESL students. The study's theoretical significance resides, in part, in its capacity to describe the moment-by-moment classroom interaction of Taiwanese students without pre-empting the empirical salience of categories of cultural identity. Rather, attention is focused on the ways that students are categorised according to their capacity to undertake particular communicative interactions, categorisations in which cultural identity is not necessarily made overtly salient. In this way the study refined and tested the Bernsteinian model of classroom practice, while also locating analytic tools for describing classroom talk within broader relations of social power and control. Methodologically, the study's significance arises from its capacity to generate descriptions of the particularity of classroom practice, and talk about such, as pedagogic practice and talk. For policymakers the study points to the professional-academic discourses that need to be made available to teachers if they are to engage in the conversations about pedagogy that are central to emergent, second-wave conceptions of cultural equity in the state of Queensland where the study was conducted. For practitioners questions arise from the possibility that the dispositions of Taiwanese and other Chinese, Asian and ESL students to teacher-directed forms of pedagogy may be constructed in Australian contexts. These pertain to the desirability of the outcomes of adaptations undertaken in the name of cultural equity, in addition to the implications of teachers' own professional-academic socialisation for debates over 'who' should get 'what' pedagogic provision. The thesis concludes with a discussion of the utility of the study's perspective and findings given current developments in the racial and cultural politics of Australian educational institutions.
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Chiang, Pei-Shan. "Home literacy education of Taiwanese Australian families : a sociological analysis." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2010. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/43678/1/Pei-Shan_Chiang_Thesis.pdf.
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This research investigates home literacy education practices of Taiwanese families in Australia. As Taiwanese immigrants represent the largest ¡°Chinese Australian¡± subgroup to have settled in the state of Queensland, teachers in this state often face the challenges of cultural differences between Australian schools and Taiwanese homes. Extensive work by previous researchers suggests that understanding the cultural and linguistic differences that influence how an immigrant child views and interacts with his/her environment is a possible way to minimise the challenges. Cultural practices start from infancy and at home. Therefore, this study is focused on young children who are around the age of four to five. It is a study that examines the form of literacy education that is enacted and valued by Taiwanese parents in Australia. Specifically, this study analyses ¡°what literacy knowledge and skill is taught at home?¡±, ¡°how is it taught?¡± and ¡°why is it taught?¡± The study is framed in Pierre Bourdieu.s theory of social practice that defines literacy from a sociological perspective. The aim is to understand the practices through which literacy is taught in the Taiwanese homes. Practices of literacy education are culturally embedded. Accordingly, the study shows the culturally specialised ways of learning and knowing that are enacted in the study homes. The study entailed four case studies that draw on: observations and recording of the interactions between the study parent and child in their literacy events; interviews and dialogues with the parents involved; and a collection of photographs of the children.s linguistic resources and artefacts. The methodological arguments and design addressed the complexity of home literacy education where Taiwanese parents raise children in their own cultural ways while adapting to a new country in an immigrant context. In other words, the methodology not only involves cultural practices, but also involves change and continuity in home literacy practices. Bernstein.s theory of pedagogic discourse was used to undertake a detailed analysis of parents. selection and organisation of content for home literacy education, and the evaluative criteria they established for the selected literacy knowledge and skill. This analysis showed how parents selected and controlled the interactions in their child.s literacy learning. Bernstein.s theory of pedagogic discourse was used also to analyse change and continuity in home literacy practice, specifically, the concepts of ¡°classification¡± and ¡°framing¡±. The design of this study aimed to gain an understanding of parents. literacy teaching in an immigrant context. The study found that parents tended to value and enact traditional practices, yet most of the parents were also searching for innovative ideas for their adult-structured learning. Home literacy education of Taiwanese families in this study was found to be complex, multi-faceted and influenced in an ongoing way by external factors. Implications for educators and recommendations for future study are provided. The findings of this study offer early childhood teachers in Australia understandings that will help them build knowledge about home literacy education of Taiwanese Australian families.
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Ku, Lin-lin. "How do Taiwanese and Australian trading companies develop strategic marketing plans for each other's country." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1995. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36268/1/z%2036268_Ku_1995.pdf.
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Although many prior studies have focused on strategic marketing plans, there is no literature addressing the strategic marketing plans for Taiwanese and Australian
trading companies. This thesis concentrates on building a general framework which could help Taiwanese and Australian trading companies to develop strategic
marketing plans to expand their businesses. Thus, this thesis addresses the research problem: How do Taiwanese and Australian trading companies develop strategic
marketing plans for each other's country? This research in reviewing the relevant literature regarding international trade (including gains theory and product life cycle theory), international marketing (the
nature and scope of international marketing), globalization, international strategic marketing plans, export entry strategy, trading companies and culture, formulated three research questions:
RQ 1: How do Taiwanese and Australian trading companies develop strategic marketing plans?
RQ2: How do Taiwanese and Australian trading companies implement strategic marketing plans?
RQ3: How does knowledge of a target country's business culture affect strategic marketing plans?
Data was collected by using the case study methodology, with one pilot case study conducted in Brisbane to refine the research protocol and procedure. In the major
stage of data collection, exporting or marketing managers in four Australia trading companies were interviewed in Brisbane and in four Taiwanese trading companies in
Taipei. Then the data was analyzed by using case descriptions, cross-case analysis and
explanation building methods. This research found both Taiwanese and Australian trading companies have similar
processes on exporting, only with minor variables which were different due to business culture and duration of operation. Taiwanese trading companies tend to have
longer duration of strategic marketing plans than Australian ones. Both Taiwanese and Australian trading companies attempt to focus on establishing relationships with their distributors or importers. However, only found in Taiwanese cases involve in third country trade. On the basis of research findings, a conceptual framework was
built to assist Taiwanese and Australian trading companies to develop strategic marketing plans. This research contributes to knowledge because it is arguably the first to: • compare the current position of some Taiwanese and Australian trading
companies,
• compare their strategic marketing processes,
• compare how their business cultures influence strategic marketing plans, and
• use case study research methodology for this sore of international comparison.
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Fu, Shiu Yun. "The relationship between culture, attitude, social networks and quality of life in midlife Australian and Taiwanese men and women." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2006. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16408/1/Shiu-Yun_Fu_Thesis.pdf.
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Background of the Study
The aims of this study was to specifically investigate the differences in culture, attitude towards life and social networks between Australian and Taiwanese men and women in addition to determining the factors that predict midlife men and women's quality of life in both countries. Because individualism and collectivism are the two most thoroughly researched constructs in inter-cultural and cross-cultural studies we should look at how these construct affects societies. The theme for individualist cultures (such as Western cultures) is autonomy, while the theme for collectivist cultures (such as Asian cultures) is connection. Most literature available on individualism and collectivism note all cultures have different values that influence their society and ultimately a person's individual health outcome. Very little work has been undertaken in this domain in Australia or Taiwan, particularly in the area of midlife transition and from a cultural perspective.
Methodology
Data was collected from a cross-sectional, supervised self-administered survey using census data and a probability proportional sampling (PPS) strategy on a general population of men and women aged 40-59 years old who live permanently in Brisbane, Australia and Taipei, Taiwan. The study population was divided into 163 Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) in Brisbane, and 449 Local Government Communities (LGCs) in Taipei. Sixty clusters were randomly selected using probability proportional sampling (PPS) to obtain 30 Australian clusters and 30 Taiwanese clusters. In this study, the 30 (areas) by 7(people) method was used with an additional strategy. The variables were measured including: culture (vertical and horizontal individualism and collectivism), attitude towards life (the total score of optimism), social networks (the total score of emotional, informational, affectionate, tangible, and positive social interaction) and quality of life (physical, psychological, social, and environmental health), social demographical factors and religion and spiritualty. The data analysis procedure included descriptive, bivarite and multivariate multiple regressions and classifications and regression trees (CART). A comparison of the linear regression and regression tree results were discussed. All data analysis was performed by SPSS and S-Plus softwares.
Results
The overall response rate for the study was 84.2% for midlife Australian men and women and 88.4% for midlife Taiwanese men and women this resulted in 278 Australians (45.3% men) and 398 Taiwanese (35.4% men) providing data to be analysed. Findings in this study indicated country of residence has an overwhelming impact on quality of life with significant differences seen between midlife Australian and Taiwanese men and women (F4, 666= 59.31, P< .001). Results suggest midlife Australian men and women have a better quality of life than midlife Taiwanese men and women. In addition, a comparison of the linear regression and regression tree results reveals that two models identified the same major affect variable for different countries of residence: which was attitude towards life in midlife Australians and social networks in midlife Taiwanese. However, regression trees were able to capture important nonlinear effects as well as interactions between cultural attribute variables. This study demonstrated culture significantly involves multiple functions and interacts with attitude towards life, social networks and individual factors to influence a person's quality of life. The interaction of cultural circumstances and the internal and external factors involved, show less comparative attributes and increased equality attributes, defining the need for people to have a good social networks and a healthy positive disposition.
Conclusion
Because of the ever increasing flexibility of world travel and a global population, people have much more opportunity to interact with many other cultures which would create improvement in learning opportunities and better health management effectiveness for people the world over. This study has addressed and contributed to the assessment of multi-cultural quality of life research and has important implications for all health professions in addition to government departments and organisational policy makers of both countries. And finally, this study has identified that there needs to be a concerted effort to implement major policy shifts in the near future because of the changing fabric of modern societies. At the same time technology and globalisation have advanced rapidly and point to new opportunities within and across countries for more diverse approaches in research and the implementation of policy initiatives to occur. This study has highlighted that opportunities exist to reflect on current policies for Australian and Taiwanese societies to provide enhanced opportunities to care for the growing midlife populations.
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Fu, Shiu Yun. "The relationship between culture, attitude, social networks and quality of life in midlife Australian and Taiwanese men and women." Queensland University of Technology, 2006. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16408/.
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Background of the Study The aims of this study was to specifically investigate the differences in culture, attitude towards life and social networks between Australian and Taiwanese men and women in addition to determining the factors that predict midlife men and women's quality of life in both countries. Because individualism and collectivism are the two most thoroughly researched constructs in inter-cultural and cross-cultural studies we should look at how these construct affects societies. The theme for individualist cultures (such as Western cultures) is autonomy, while the theme for collectivist cultures (such as Asian cultures) is connection. Most literature available on individualism and collectivism note all cultures have different values that influence their society and ultimately a person's individual health outcome. Very little work has been undertaken in this domain in Australia or Taiwan, particularly in the area of midlife transition and from a cultural perspective. Methodology Data was collected from a cross-sectional, supervised self-administered survey using census data and a probability proportional sampling (PPS) strategy on a general population of men and women aged 40-59 years old who live permanently in Brisbane, Australia and Taipei, Taiwan. The study population was divided into 163 Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) in Brisbane, and 449 Local Government Communities (LGCs) in Taipei. Sixty clusters were randomly selected using probability proportional sampling (PPS) to obtain 30 Australian clusters and 30 Taiwanese clusters. In this study, the 30 (areas) by 7(people) method was used with an additional strategy. The variables were measured including: culture (vertical and horizontal individualism and collectivism), attitude towards life (the total score of optimism), social networks (the total score of emotional, informational, affectionate, tangible, and positive social interaction) and quality of life (physical, psychological, social, and environmental health), social demographical factors and religion and spiritualty. The data analysis procedure included descriptive, bivarite and multivariate multiple regressions and classifications and regression trees (CART). A comparison of the linear regression and regression tree results were discussed. All data analysis was performed by SPSS and S-Plus softwares. Results The overall response rate for the study was 84.2% for midlife Australian men and women and 88.4% for midlife Taiwanese men and women this resulted in 278 Australians (45.3% men) and 398 Taiwanese (35.4% men) providing data to be analysed. Findings in this study indicated country of residence has an overwhelming impact on quality of life with significant differences seen between midlife Australian and Taiwanese men and women (F4, 666= 59.31, P< .001). Results suggest midlife Australian men and women have a better quality of life than midlife Taiwanese men and women. In addition, a comparison of the linear regression and regression tree results reveals that two models identified the same major affect variable for different countries of residence: which was attitude towards life in midlife Australians and social networks in midlife Taiwanese. However, regression trees were able to capture important nonlinear effects as well as interactions between cultural attribute variables. This study demonstrated culture significantly involves multiple functions and interacts with attitude towards life, social networks and individual factors to influence a person's quality of life. The interaction of cultural circumstances and the internal and external factors involved, show less comparative attributes and increased equality attributes, defining the need for people to have a good social networks and a healthy positive disposition. Conclusion Because of the ever increasing flexibility of world travel and a global population, people have much more opportunity to interact with many other cultures which would create improvement in learning opportunities and better health management effectiveness for people the world over. This study has addressed and contributed to the assessment of multi-cultural quality of life research and has important implications for all health professions in addition to government departments and organisational policy makers of both countries. And finally, this study has identified that there needs to be a concerted effort to implement major policy shifts in the near future because of the changing fabric of modern societies. At the same time technology and globalisation have advanced rapidly and point to new opportunities within and across countries for more diverse approaches in research and the implementation of policy initiatives to occur. This study has highlighted that opportunities exist to reflect on current policies for Australian and Taiwanese societies to provide enhanced opportunities to care for the growing midlife populations.
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Shih, Yang-Chia Angela. "A review of technology transfer environments in the USA, Australia and Taiwan : the feasibility of technoloyg licensing in Taiwan's biotechnology industry /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19333.pdf.
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Leonard, Brad, and 李納德. "A Study of Migrant Taiwanese Businesspeople in Australia." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46907764201616453329.
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碩士國立臺灣大學
商學研究所
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Chapter 1 is the introduction. This chapter is divided into four sections. Section 1 describes the circumstances of Taiwanese immigration to Australia. Section 2 presents the characteristics of Taiwanese business immigrants and their settlement patterns. The emergence of different Taiwanese businesses is outlined in Section 3. Lastly, section 4 sets out the motivation and objective of this study. Chapter 2 is a literature Review This chapter is divided into three sections. The first section discusses the phenomenon of migrant or ethnic business people. Section 2 outlines the interactive model of business creation for ethnic businesspeople. In Section 3 the conceptual framework for this study is laid out. Chapter 3 is methodology. This chapter is divided into four sections. Section 1 sets out how the research was designed and structured. In Section 2 how the sample was created and its rational explained is described. The data collection process utilized to carry out this study is explained in Section 3. Finally Section 4 describes the method of data analysis. Chapter 4 is research findings and analysis. This chapter is based on the in-depth interviews of the previous chapter. Section 1. explains how migrant Taiwanese business people dealt with the problems they faced when establishing and operating their businesses in Australia. From this section it was evident that Taiwanese migrants are not typical ethnic businesspeople. Consequently the purpose of Section 2 is to clarify this distinction between Taiwanese migrants and the typical ethnic businesspeople described in previous research. Chapter 5 is the conclusion. This chapter first presents the limitations encountered in conducting this study. Secondly conclusions are made comparing Taiwanese migrants with typical ethnic businesspeople. Based on what this research has concluded, implications for how Taiwanese migrants should go about business in Australia are setout in Section 3. Finally, future research suggestions on migrant Taiwanese business in Australia are proposed.
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Chia-FengWang and 王佳鳳. "Impacts and Factors of Young Taiwanese Holiday Working in Australia." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/s3q3gz.
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Zhong, Shang-Cheng, and 鍾尚澄. "The motivations, sequences, and feedbacks of Taiwanese Working Holiday Makers in Australia." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/69076556350317902889.
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碩士中國文化大學
觀光事業研究所
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This study chose Australia’s working holidays as the case of study. The data were gathered by 13 qualitative in-depth interviews. We found, according to their different motivation, there are 4 types of Taiwanese working holiday makers in Australia. “Migrant Birds” go to Australia mainly hope to experience multiple life styles and wish their overseas life experiences could open their eyeshot and enhance life skills. Most of them are independently since their childhood and this make them actively trying different work opportunities as well as traveling as real backpackers. They have experienced the Australian culture and life style adequately and they do get a lot of feedbacks. Most “English-learning Pursuers” have studied in English learning schools for a short period of time, although their main motivation also is to experience different life styles in Australia. They have undergone a lot of pains and difficulties; nevertheless, they still felt it is quite worth to be working holiday makers. Many “Money-Makers” were born in an economic-poor family and they make living themselves since they were young. After realizing the salary is much higher in Australia than in Taiwan, they were interested in going to Australia and their main motive is to make money. They take most of their time in jobs, finding the highest income, but the most dangerous jobs. “Disappointers” are well-protected by their parents since they were child, they thought to be a backpacker in Australia will be a special record in their life. However, they could not bear the difficulties of lonely life, hard works, and looks like a Taiwanese fatigue. Their wonderful dream was broken and they come back to Taiwan in a short time. We found the motivations, sequences, and feedbacks of the 4 different types working holiday makers are significantly different.
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Huang, Sin-Ping, and 黃馨平. "Invisible shackles: Experience of working abroad in Australia from Taiwanese working holiday makers." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/cv89y3.
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碩士國立陽明大學
衛生福利研究所
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2004, Taiwan has signed the Working Holiday visa agreement with Australia. It allows young people aged 18-30 to experience holiday and work in Australia up to 1 year. However, being both tourists and labor, it is easy for working holiday makers (WHMs) to declare the glamorous side of working holiday, but ignore the conditions and rights in their working environment. This study aims to explore their working experiences in the context of working abroad. This study recruits 14 interviewees who hold the working holiday visa and have working experiences in Australia at least for three months to explore how the intersections of national policies, labor control, gender and race impact and shape their working experiences. Following the trajectory of their work, this study starts from discussing the factors that affect their job seeking process, to the patterns of labor and discipline, careful calculation and strict budgeting through their working and daily life, and then showing the inequality in the labor market, the factors affect in making choice(s), and the ways of resistance. Inequalities not only come from those control and discipline in the work site, but also because of the structural constraints and institutional design. These are the factors suppress their freedom and damage their labor rights. In addition, the intersectionality of gender and race complicates the inequalities that WHMs’ face. After taking off the bright coat of tourists, labor market shows the invisible shackles, the hidden oppressions, and exploitations on those WHMs. According to the research findings, this study suggests that both Taiwan and Australia government, and the relevant Non-government organizations play an important role to stimulate the WHM’s consciousness and collected actions.
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CHANG, CHI-SHU, and 張綺書. "COMPARING THE RESPONSES OF TAIWANESE WORKING HOLIDAY MAKERS TO NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/79929425745827362908.
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碩士國立高雄師範大學
英語學系
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ABSTRACT The study aimed to compare the responses of Taiwanese working holiday makers regarding their sojourns in New Zealand or Australia. Especially, it intended to explore if there were any significant differences in the responses of the working holiday makers to New Zealand and Australia, through five foci: their motivation in participating in a working holiday, pre-departure preparation, difficulties encountered while they were overseas, benefits during their stay in the host country, and influence upon their personal career paths after they completed their working holiday. The participants in the study comprised 10 working holiday makers, all of whom had completed more than two-thirds of their length of stay permitted by their working holiday visa in New Zealand or Australia. The participants were interviewed via a set of semi-structured open-ended question outlines. The collected data was analyzed qualitatively. Based on the data analysis, the major findings of this study are summarized as follows: 1. The10 participants shared various motivations in taking their working holiday in New Zealand or Australia, such as seeking changes in a routine life, desiring to see the outside world and being determined to improve their abilities. In addition, the working holiday makers reacted differently to the limited quota of the New Zealand working holiday visas and the unlimited Australian working holiday visas granted to Taiwanese youths. 2. With regards to pre-departure preparation, all the participants employed the Internet as a major tool as well as sought advice from friends and relatives who had completed their working holiday. In addition, three of the participants engaged in traveling around Taiwan in order to have better understanding of their homeland so that they can share with international friends. More than half of the participants attended additional English lessons as part of their preparation. 3. Their responses to the difficulties encountered in New Zealand and Australia were discussed in terms of job hunting, communication barriers, homesickness, unexpected accidents and employment-related problems. 4. As for the significant benefits of the Taiwanese working holiday makers while they were in New Zealand and Australia, the participants developed international viewpoints, became more conscious of different and alien perspectives, grew a more positive attitude towards life, became more aware of cultural differences, felt closer to friends and families back home, and on occasion gained substantial personal growth. 5. Responses as to the influence upon their career paths after the Taiwanese working holiday makers completed their working holiday in New Zealand and Australia were analyzed, and found to be significant in several cases. Those influences including engaging interests with career, devoting to share the valuable working holiday experience, paying more attention to working environment, treating different employment equally. Finally, friendly tips and reminders for departing working holiday makers from the participants of this research are also coalesced as (1) be clear about your purpose, (2) be prepared to face new challenges, (3) be aware of what might be ahead, while leaving bad habits at home, (4) become a new self, (5) allow self-reflection time and (6) try to make many international friends. On the basis of the study findings, some pedagogical implications are proposed. To begin with, the findings of the research recommend that newcomers clarify their motives for participating in the working holiday. Also, they offer a few realistic strategies on prior departure preparations to add to their to-do list. Lastly, this research also identified a number of possible travel risks as well as introduced possible benefits gained from the working holiday.
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Lin, Wei-Yu, and 林韋佑. "The Inconvenient Truth behind the “gap year” fever: Taiwanese Working Holiday Makers in Australia." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/bwvpj3.
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碩士國立東華大學
觀光暨休閒遊憩學系
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In Recent years, Taiwan has becomes the top five applicant of the 417 Working Holiday Visa issued by Australia. Taiwan mass media thus implied and downgrading working Holiday Makers in Autralia with higher education degree from Taiwan for lower-end labor-intensive job as “Tailao” (Taiwanese Migrant Worker) with relegate meaning. This implication compared them with migrant workers from Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia or other developing countries come to Taiwan doing those 3D(dirty, difficult, dangerous/demeaning), fragile jobs for better living standard. The purpose of this study is to understand the background, motivation, transition and the experience from work and travel of Working Holiday Makers with second year visa. By probing the fever of Taiwanese Working Holiday Makers in Australia as inspectation of the young labor migration and re-evaluate the education system, labour economy and social condition in Taiwan. This study recruited 16 interviewees with second Working Holiday Visa that had stayed or has been staying in Australia for more than 16 months, and through semi-structured in-depth interview to comprehend their experience(s). Almost all of them had a bachelor degree or higher diploma but with middle/lower cultural and economic capital. The respondents showed their motivation to Working Holiday was similar to the previous studies while “improve English ability” was no longer the leading purpose of youngs borne in late 1980s’; however, “felt perplexed in higher education ” was the same turning point where they hit the crossroad in their lives. Reasons for the second- year stay of sojourns could separate into four factors: experiencing exotic life and culture, panning by chance, panning with purpose, and self-actualization. In addition to the financial incentive, “temporarily” experience was another reason for the Makers to dedicate themselves into the labour market. The result also indicates indirectly that peer companionship may be the vital factor for staying second year as well. In addition to globalization and ethnic differences, the uneven distribution of occupation and job arrangement in labour market are also influenced by the interaction among employer, foreman or agency , labor conscious of Makers and Visa regulation. But for the second year makers, they must be strengthened in one of the four skills and characteristics- basic English conversation ability, mobility, well interpersonal networking, and an adventurous mind- to get rid of the underpaid and unfair working conditions. “Part-time ” job may be irrelevant to succeed in Taiwan’s traditional values; however, through engaging in blue-collar labour market, Working Holiday Makers rethink about their role in Taiwan’s culture regarding lifestyle, workplace culture, social environment, government system, legislation and so forth. Also be their own master without any cultural frame to plan their future. Makers are stratified according to the cognitive difference of “work and travel” into three catalogues: Holiday Maker, Work and Holiday Maker and, as full time Worker. As for future career and expectations, it is relatively different depends on their previous work experience, returning to Taiwan or not, educational capital, and work-study experience. In Summary, the “Inconvenient Truth” demonstrated the injustice in Taiwan and criticized the education system, workplace culture, and traditional culture. In Order to highlight Working Holiday is a ”gap year” of young generations to self-actualize themselves rather than a “fad”, embroidered by the media.
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Yang, Shu-Fan, and 楊舒帆. "Eco or Not? Taiwanese Working Holidays in Australia under the Perspective of Transformative Learning." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2fam88.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
環境教育研究所
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The Working Holiday agreement had been signed between Taiwan and Australia in 2004. Since then more than 140,000 Taiwanese went to Australia as the most visited destination among the countries which implemented the akin program with Taiwan. Over 10,000 Taiwanese have been volunteer helpers in exchange for free board as eco working holidays via WWOOF or other programs, which offer environmental education opportunities to experience alternative lifestyle upon facing global environmental crisis. Under the perspective of Transformative Learning, the study collected pertinent qualitative data and interview results in order to elaborate the questionnaire as the research tool based on transformative learning theoretical principles. The research purposively sampled 400 qualified interviewees who have joined working holidays in Australia, and explored the possible factors’ effect on promoting transformative learning toward sustainability. The research results demonstrate that working holidays in Australia do facilitate Taiwanese youth to build up of sustainability perspective: (1) The onset of social critics, (2) putting sustainable diet into practice. Australian living philosophy, farming experiences and natural view have bought the most influence for the interviewees. The overall experience’s influence on perspectives toward social sustainability is more than that on environmental one. In comparison to Taiwanese participants in eco working holidays, international volunteers have more competence in the practices of DIY(do-it-yourself) for sustainable living. The impacts of trigger events influencing transformative learning process but not effects implies that the experience quality depends rather on learning digestion, individual transformative learning ability than the events themselves. Previous transformative learning effects favoring advanced ones may conclude that the transformative learning ability can be accumulated. The research suggests future participants who hope to broaden horizons via overseas working holidays cultivate the capability in need such as critical reflection through caring about social, environmental issues, joining social actions or volunteer service.
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廖珮君. "Young Taiwanese Migrants Returning from Australia: Their Adaptation and Self-Identity between Two Societies." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/12549923969587366896.
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碩士臺北市立教育大學
社會科教育研究所
93
There has been a significant emigration trend in Taiwan starting from the early 1980’s, and the main reason for migrating to Australia is to obtain better education environments for their children. However, in recent years, there is an increasing number of returning young Taiwanese migrants from Australia, between the age of 15 and 44. The major reason is to join the job markets and to establish careers in Taiwan. This research discusses the motivations of the young returning migrants who emigrated earlier with their parents at young ages, but have returned as grown-ups, their adaptation and their self-identities between the two societies. The research is carried out with the insider’s view of social geography by interviewing 22 young Taiwanese migrants who has returned from Australia. Qualitative research method is employed to analyze and interpret the data from in-depth interviews. This research indicates that young migrants who returned to Taiwan simply to look for better career opportunities and developments. Before their return, most of them have evaluated both the advantages and disadvantages in the two different job markets. In addition, reunions with their family in Taiwan, searching for potential spouse, and their affection towards Taiwan have all been important factors to effect their decisions. Due to the young migrants’ different experiences in two culture/societies of Taiwan and Australia, they unavoidably need to adapt to various aspects of their environments, such as languages, family structures and people networks, etc. These adaptations also influence their self-identities. Due to their constant need to adapt to both Taiwanese and Australian environments, they have developed a mixed-culture identity. The young Taiwanese migrants have divided their future life goals into two parts: expanding their career globally, while still expecting to retire in Australia. Their life span cycle includes Taiwan-World-Australia, in which they strive to find the best choice in the global community.
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Yang, Sung-Nien Julian, and 楊松年. "Research of The Enterprise’S Resources from The Resource Base View Analysis Australia ICT Taiwanese Businessmen." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/07363634583487903498.
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碩士實踐大學
企業管理學系碩士班
99
Entrepreneurial it incurred the importance of accelerating economic growth, both in developed and developing countries. It promotes capital formation and wealth creation. This is all over the world millions of entrepreneur’s hopes and dreams . It reduces unemployment and poverty, creating a personal future and the best way to wealth. Taiwan's small and medium entrepreneurs the entrepreneurial spirit and machine power, in Taiwan, it creating an economic miracle, so Taiwan has accumulated rich experience in entrepreneurial capital resources and the environment, along with Taiwan's economic development, Taiwanese overseas entrepreneurial the overall development has reached a half century. This research picks the nature case study, by the thorough interview law, starts an enterprise by one in Australia, and succeeds the management ICT entrepreneur primarily, discussed it to experience the Australia internal economy environment significant change, after the outside had the electronic information sold the market mechanism huge change and the world financial Tsunami significant impact, the company leaders with its team still succeeded the company have the very good management achievements. This research will discuss the Taiwanese businessman from the resource base viewpoint starts an undertaking when the overseas, the undertaking resources limited, the appropriate undertaking team the undertaking resources places most needs, the most effective place, simultaneously starts an undertaking the team to need to let the resources benefit using the strategy continue to increase, to enters when a language cultural context different country how to maintain the enterprise competitive advantage, simultaneously when faces the environment has highly the uncertainty, how to understand and the utilization key aspect smoothly passed then reforming, enables the enterprise to continue forever to manage, and hoped that can take newly creates the entrepreneur to begin on the overseas undertaking path, some relies on the reference the basis.
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Tu, Yi-Ting, and 杜億婷. "Working Holiday in Australia: The Typology and the Important Factors Affecting the Choice of Young Taiwanese." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/97987960337791867943.
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馬布思. "A Comparison of the Decision-Making Factors for Taiwanese Students Intending to Study in America and Australia." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2t78eu.
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碩士國立政治大學
國際經營與貿易學系
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Over the past 40 years the international education industry has seen rapid growth and English-speaking countries such as America and Australia, where the bulk of international students go, have been reaping the benefits. However, recently it has become evident that these countries have a growing reliance on China and India for students, which make up nearly half of their international students. This is concerning education institutions across the world, who are now looking at how to increase the diversity of their international students. Taiwan is a traditionally high exporter of international students, and is one of the many markets that can be further developed. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the important factors for Taiwanese in selecting a country to study. The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA; Fishbein & Ajzen, 2010) was used as the theoretical base for this study with antecedent variables being derived from the 4C Framework (Chiou, 2014). The research examined the Attitudes, Subjective Norms, and Intentions to study in Australia and America through a questionnaire. The antecedent variables for the Attitude construct were derived from the 4C Framework. Survey participants were found using a snowball method via both online and offline channels and a total of 336 complete surveys were collected. The results found that similar factors are important for Taiwanese intending to study in Australia and America: Education Quality, Understanding, Career Prospects and Social Norms. However, it was found that those intending to study in Australia are more susceptible to social influencers compared to those who intend to study in America. The findings from this study are relevant to stakeholders in the Australian and American education industry, and can be used in marketing to target Taiwanese international students.
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Liu, Sun-Jung, and 劉順鎔. "A Study on Administrative System of Taiwanese Yacht Activities– taking Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, EC, UK, New Zealand and Australia as Examples." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92033737978667282298.
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碩士國立臺灣海洋大學
通訊與導航工程系
94
The government opened the yacht business from August 16th in Year 89 of the Republic of China, and by the development of the yacht harbor and sea activities. Encouraged people to become intimate with the nature more, but behind such development sightseeing industry, needed more powerful laws and administrative ways etc. system to protect and guide the manufacturer of the yacht and driver, maintain sailing security of the sea. Also for responding increased need of the waters recreation, the government should construct the factory execution security to measure land to yacht with the examination, and to carry on an appropriate planning to manage yacht driver license obtain and sail security training, make the yacht recreation activity rationalized, lasting of yacht industry development is also the important issue. According to this, the study focus on three maritime advanced countries in Asia as Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, and with European Community(EC), UK as two European main index, plus New Zealand, Australia which have recreation activity in littoral flourishing of maritime advanced country, study on management system of yacht activity in total seven nations. Research object on yacht sail performance and check the related business of government, aim at it’s definition, management laws and manufacturing standard, check system, license etc. Carry on the data collection and analyze, and with the definition standard of the yacht in Taiwan and the yacht development system faces of the problem as a premise. Analyze and compare to propose suggestion. Offer the reference case for Taiwan to strengthen the yacht activity management system and yacht business development. Keyword: Yacht, manage laws, manufacturing standard, check system, license obtain.
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Chiao, Chia-Hung, and 焦佳弘. "From backpackers to waged labors： Experiences of Taiwanese in Australian Working Holiday." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5jx2vg.
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Hong, Sin-dai, and 洪馨黛. "Exploring the Effect of Cultures on the Web Design based on Taiwanese and Australian Cultures." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2zq3r3.
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碩士國立雲林科技大學
創意生活設計系碩士班
102
People from different cultures use web interface in different ways, expect different visual representation, navigation, interaction, mental model, and layouts and have different communication and expectation. Jagne and Smith Atakan(2006) observed that many computer software and network development are made from North American and using their culture models. In the context of globalization, web localization becomes a powerful strategy to acquire an audience in a global market( Hsieh, 2012). If a company wants to extend the globalized market, they have to fit the needs of people from different cultures, and the culture factors need to be integrated into web interface design. This research is to explore how culture impact web design and construct appropriately method to apply cultural factors into web design to improve the web usability. Taiwanese and Australian cultures were selected.. Following an extensive literature review, a local web audit was conducted, then a series of experiments with users from Taiwan and Australian to gather and evaluate data. Finally, the conclusion and implication would be presented based on the data collections.
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Lu, Mei-Hui, and 呂美慧. "Experiences and Generic Skills Improvement of Taiwanese Young Adults Participated in Australian Working Holiday Program." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34259220975378946273.
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碩士國立中興大學
行銷學系所
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Australian working holiday program is to support young adults to stay in Australia for an extended period by providing opportunities of short-term employment. On November 1, 2004, Australia had signed the working holiday agreement with Taiwan. Taiwanese young adults have been actively involved in the program, and Australia has been viewed as the first choice of a number of possible working holiday destinations in various programs. The objective of this study was to reveal motivations, experiences, and what had been improved in terms of the development of generic skills for those Taiwanese young adults who had participated in Australian working holiday program. A quantitative self-administered e-questionnaire was designed and a web-based survey was conducted. Total valid samples were 95. Respondents were segmented into two clusters (high motivation and low motivation) using five push motivation factors and four pull motivation factors. Respondents who were more motivated to participate in Australian working holiday program would have statistically significant higher mean scores in four out of five push factors (culture and novelty, escape and relaxation, prestige, and working experience) and all four pull factors (nature, culture, travel environment, and socialization) than those who were less motivated. As for involved activities, respondents in high motivation segment seemed to be more willing to participate in extreme sports or winter sports. Respondents in the low motivation segment would be more likely to participate in relaxing activities like hiking/trekking or fishing. Respondents who were more motivated in push and pull factors were more confident in improvement in generic skills, especially in “thinking skills” and “communication skills.” Furthermore, Taiwanese young adults who were more motivated to participate in their first Australian working holiday program would have higher tendency to participate in another working holiday program in the future. Results of the research could be beneficial for prospective participants and administrative agencies, as well as providing a baseline for future studies in this area.
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Lee, Jia-Fei, and 李佳霏. "Taiwanese University Students'' Attitudes towards Australian English in comparison with American English and Taiwan English." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/56390119723661987499.
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碩士國立雲林科技大學
應用外語系碩士班
101
Globalization has changed the way people communicate with each other increasing the opportunities for people to speak with others from different cultural backgrounds and countries. Nowadays, we speak in English to communicate with foreigners, and the globalization has made us to recognize that there are diverse accented English around the world. In Taiwan, American English has been regarded as the most common English learning model in the education system. However, it is important for English learners to be able to identify and understand other English accents. In order to understand how Taiwanese students respond to the distinct ways of speaking English, this study examined 70 students’ attitudes towards Australian English in comparison with American English and Taiwanese English accents. According to their responses to the lecture read by the three speakers, most of the participants were inclined to have more positive attitudes on the American English speaker. In contrast with the Australian speaker, most of them failed to correctly identify his nationality, but could recognize him as a native English speaker and being speaks fluently and too fast. By comparison, the Taiwanese speaker could be perceived as a nonnative speaker, but most of the participants found it easy to understand his recordings. In addition, this study explored to what extent the students could comprehend Australian accents. They were given a regular TOEIC mock test followed by another recorded by two Australian speakers. The findings show that the students’ performances on the two tests do not differ significantly, although their average scores obtained from the second test are slightly lower than those from the first test. However, close inspection reveals that most of the students performed particularly poorly in the last listening part, i.e. the short talks. This result indicates that Australian accents might hinder Taiwanese students from understanding longer lectures, and that they are also likely to encounter comprehension difficulty in short question-response dialogues.
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Chang, Chih-Han, and 張緻涵. "The Empirical Study of the Business Judgment Rule in Taiwanese Judgments and An Analysis of Australian Law." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4778vc.
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Wang, Wen-Chieh, and 王文杰. "A Study of Taiwan’s Importing Food Trade : The Cases of Taiwan-Australia and Taiwan-Canada." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/5qbk33.
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碩士國立中興大學
國際政治研究所
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This essayaims to explore an important international cooperation phenomenon thathas not been fully explained. It ask under what conditionsthe countries (or separate customs territories)belonging tothe global trade regime will try to establish a very specific bilateral cooperation in trade with selected country?The cooperation phenomenon as such named “the second cooperation” within this essayis related tothe nature of international trade; however, it has rarely been detected by people in the field of international political economy. Through cases studies and comparisons based on specific WTO members(Taiwan and its trading partners), this essay discovers that there aretwo types of the relationship between multilateral trade regime and bilateral trade cooperation.The first one is“making it better”,which benefits the exporting countryto obtain more favorable trade treatments.The second one is“reducing the loss”, which prevents the exporting country from losing much of its trade interests.No matter which one mentioned above, both of them are based on the rational choice from the exporting country’s perspective. Accordingly, the exporting country could be easier to address potential disputes in which the importing country violates its obligation required by the multilateral trade regime.
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黃琬婷. "Reflections on the Development of Taiwan's HigherEducational Evaluation: From Australia’s Perspectives." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/91096475027374184923.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
人類發展與家庭學系
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The aims of this research are to analyze the quality assurance system in Australian higher education, to compare the characteristics between Australian and Taiwan’s educational evaluation system, and to reflect on the deficiencies of higher educational evaluation system in Taiwan. This research used document analysis, semi-structural interview, and Bereday’s Comparative Education approach to collect and analyze the data. The four stages of data analysis are description, explanation, juxtaposition, and comparison. The major findings are as follow: 1. Backgrounds of higher educational evaluation: Although differences existing in their backgrounds, both Australia and Taiwan are used to be colonies and their educational evaluation systems in higher education are controlled by the governments. 2. Higher educational evaluation systems between Australia and Taiwan: a) Differences in the fundamentals of evaluation: The bases of evaluation systems are various because of different country backgrounds. b) Differences in types of evaluation: Australia implements institutional audit but Taiwan carries out program and institutional evaluation. c) Differences in evaluation approaches: Australia adopts quality audit but Taiwan adopts accreditation. However, higher educational evaluation in both countries is mandatory. d) Both countries publish the evaluation outcomes but with no ranking. 3. Evaluation characteristics and problems: a) It’s been argued that Taiwan adopts accreditation approach but still proceeds national mandatory evaluation. b) Australian audit indicator emphasizes the degree of internationalization and community involvement of the audited institutions. c) Australian audit adopts ADRI model while Taiwan adopts CIPP model. However, higher educational evaluation systems in both countries values self-improvement. d) Australia is seeking the perfection of the self-evaluation system; Taiwan is facing the problem of lacking evaluation professionals and financial problems of the institutions.
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Wu, Hsin-E., and 吳幸娥. "Cross-Cultural Communication Conflicts among Taiwanese International Sales Representatives: A Case Study on Two Australian Cases and Two Turkish Cases." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/da6ahs.
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碩士國立雲林科技大學
應用外語系
102
The purpose of this research was to explore how cultural differences and cultural characteristics led to obstacles and conflicts in the cross-cultural communication. The research focused on analyzing the cases of cross-cultural communication in three different nations: Taiwanese with Australians, and Taiwanese with Turks. A qualitative approach was employed in order to acquire in-depth information about the setting of cross-cultural communication. Four international sales representatives who have full experience in international trade for ages were interviewed to acquire the research data. The sample included two males and two females. The analyses revealed that the influences of cultural differences and cultural obstacles on the intercultural communication. Also, the findings showed how the cultural characteristics of Taiwanese, Australians, and Turks lead to the cross-cultural communication in conflicts. Based on the results, there are some suggestions and implications for Taiwanese firms and international sales representatives to be aware of cultural difference influence on the communication, and the importance of intercultural communication competence.
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Ge, Yun-Ping, and 蓋允萍. "Investigating the Impact of Image Design on Reading Comprehension through Comparison of Science Images between Taiwanese and Australian Biology Textbooks." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/r9k5ts.
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博士國立彰化師範大學
科學教育研究所
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Social semiotics indicates that image designs on science textbooks could not get rid of socio-cultural influence. Drawing on the theories from grammar of visual design and cognitive science, the intention of this study is twofold: 1. To compare the science images on Taiwanese and Australian biology textbooks; 2. To investigate the impact of image design on reading comprehension. The methods are differentiated into two: the first stage adopts content analysis to analyze the images from three chapters (cell composition, biological classification, and ecology) on six versions of Taiwanese and Australian biology textbooks for year 7. The result reveals that Taiwanese versions use less kinds of classificational images. Over the majority of images focus on the first level of design, which accumulates concrete objects together, has little function to represent classification. None of the images is tree-structured. In contrast, Australians use more variant designs. Additionally, the design of enery pyramid is ambiguous: some with arrows can be coded as classificational images while those without arrows should be coded as process images. Based on the difference of image design between the countries, the second stage is to investigate the impacts of classificational images with tree structure and arrows on reading comprehension. We adopt mix methods. Online reading test and 5-stage interview are used to collect quantative and qualitative data. First, Taiwanese relevant images are selected and improved. Then the reading texts are controlled with different image designs but with the same captions and verbal illustration. The subjects are the students from year 7 who have never learned the chapters. There are 193 valid subjects who are assigned evenly into either experiemental or controlled group according to their scores in the pre-test. The experimental group read improved images and texts while the controlled group read the original Taiwanese images and texts. There are pre- and post-test. Totally 12 interviewees are invited. According to the pre-test, every 4 from low, medium, and high groups respectively. At first, they have to interprete the image without verbal informations. Then additional information are offered to realize their comprehension in different phases and finally the evaluation of the images. The results reveal that the assumption tree structure facilitates better reading comprehension is supported by statistical significance. The original Taiwanese classificational images are subject to initiate misconceptions. The analysis of interview about energy pyramid with arrow reveals that experimental group have more functional conceptions, which referrs to dynamic and causal relations. Therefore, revised Taiwanese images promote reading comprehension about classificational images. In addition, image design and prior knowledge are found to be the primary factors to influence reading comprehension whereas reading stratgey of reviewing texts is secondary. The instruments, including image coding, image design, and online reading test, are evaluated as valid and trust-worthy. Finally, the suggestions for the design of Taiwanese classificational images, biology pedagogy, and future research are made.
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Yen-huang, WANG, and 王延煌. "A Study for the Analysis of Performance of TAFE in Australia and its Implication for Taiwan’s Vocational Education and Training." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/39945641536424959778.
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博士國立臺灣師範大學
工業教育研究所
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Technical and Further Education (TAFE) is the largest provider of post-secondary education in Australia. Eight different State and Territory of widely varying size and character administer TAFE systems. TAFE systems have a number of characteristics which distinguish them from other sectors of education. This study explores the development, structure, context of TAFE, and then to analyze the performance in three dimensions of education, society and economy. Five approaches are conducted in this research, literature-review, survey, field-interview, meta-analysis and data-analysis. At this research study concludes seven characteristics of TAFE, namely an innovation system of education with tradition, flexible delivery, unique VET structure, continuing educational experiment, different opinion for TAFE achievement among staff, social and educational inequity in TAFE, and TAFE promotes Australian workforce and economy. Result of this research, equity is hard to achieve on every aspect especially disable. In conclusion, six suggestions were made for Taiwan’s VET reformation: 1. Adopt competency-based training; 2. Declare employment-led VET; 3. Merge all Senior High Vocational Schools into Comprehensive High Schools; 4. Set Taiwan’s Certificate/Qualification Framework; 5. Carry out Key-Competency instruction; 6. Integrate authorities of educational and training.
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Chen, Chun-Hua, and 陳俊華. "Influnce of Australia’s South-Pacific Foreign Policies on Taiwan’s Diplomatic Relations in the South-Pacifc Region (1989-2008)." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34678956835879531306.
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碩士國立臺灣大學
政治學研究所
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Since Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu constitute one fourth countries of Taiwan’s formal diplomatic relationship around the world, equivalent to all of the relations in the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan’s South-Pacific diplomacy needs not be emphasized again in Taiwan’s foreign affairs. Once Australia’s South-Pacific foreign polices and its decision-making elements are understood, due to Aussie power over Oceania, Taiwan’s South-Pacific diplomatic relations would benefit from making better South-Pacific policies in response to Australia’s foreign policies in this region. On the basis of case studies on Aussie-Oceanian relationship in political, economic and security dimensions, and of AusAid to Oceanian island countries, this thesis develops a model―Circles of Australian Influence on Taiwan’s Diplomacy in Oceania―to help Taiwan approach a more practical South-Pacific policies for her own national interest. In the end of this thesis, some practical policies are suggested, which might be helpful to Taiwan’s diplomatic activities in the South-Pacific region and to her aggregate diplomatic objects as well .