Study on the Integration Policy of Kindergarten and Nursery School in Taoyuan City

• Main Authors: CHANG,YA-CHI, 張雅琪
• Other Authors: 張國聖
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/u2nxgn

碩士 === 開南大學 === 人文社會學院公共管理碩士在職專班 === 107 === Study on the Integration of Public Kindergarten and Nursery School in Taoyuan City Abstract Integrated Kindergarten-Nursery Policy was officially implemented in Taiwan on January 1, 2012, making Taiwan the first country in Asia to successfully integrate kindergartens and nurseries. The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of this implementation on preschool educators in Taoyuan City public preschools. It is a qualitative study incorporating in-depth interviews of four types of preschool educators including director, teacher, educare giver and educare assistant. The conclusions and recommendations emerging from this study are shown below. I. Conclusions 1. Preschool educators do not really understand Integrated Kindergarten-Nursery Policy and regulations. 2. Each category of preschool educator does not have clearly assigned responsibilities. 3. Besides teaching, preschool educators also need to take on administrative work; their workload is too heavy. 4. High student-teacher ratio results in preschool educators being overburdened. II. Recommendations 1. Preschool educators should be encouraged to attend policy public hearings and seminars. 2. Each category of preschool educator should have clearly stated assigned responsibilities. 3.Teaching and administrative work should be separated. 4. Regulations should be passed as soon as possible to decrease student-teacher ratio. Keywords：Integrated Kindergarten-Nursery Policy, Preschool Educators, Taoyuan City Public Preschools