A Study on the Emergence and Transition of Taipei’s Cram Schools for College Entrance Exams

• Main Authors: Ting, Shih-Ta, 丁時達
• Other Authors: ZHOU,YU-WEN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/65038335058673806981

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 教育學系 === 94 === A Study on the Emergence and Transition of Taipei’s Cram Schools for College Entrance Exams Abstract The main purpose of this study is to inquire the emergence and transition of Taipei’s cram schools for college entrance exams (TCSCEE). By analyzing the literature on the subject and the interviews with important figures in the cram school circles, conclusions are as follows: 1. The emergence and transition of TCSCEE is influenced by the economic situation, the educational system, the population quantity, and people’s attitude to a higher school. Among these factors, the attitude plays the most important role. 2. The transition of TCSCEE has different developmental stages. Five events result in those transitions. The first is the monopoly of Jian Guo Cram School and Zhi Cheng Cram School. The second is Zhu Shi-heng’s break away from Jian Guo and his establishment of Li Ren Cram School. The third is the government’s prohibition against new cram schools. The fourth is the shift in the operating strategy to emphasizing the cram schools’ facilities and advertising by Wang Rong-lin of Li Ren. The last is the government’s permission of the establishment of new cram schools. At present, the possible trend of cram schools’ development is communitization, informationization, and commercialization. 3. There are many huge controversies caused by TCSCEE, including the violation of exam equity by cram schools, whether the high school teachers can teach at cram schools, whether students can go to cram schools, the public safety of cram schools’ building, and so forth. 4. The operation of TCSCEE is commerce-oriented. In practice, advertising, promotion, and the quality of teachers are emphasized in order to raise the rate of entering colleges; the health of students’ body and mind, the structures of the cram schools’ buildings or the classrooms, and the public safety are relatively neglected. 5. The proper authorities do not effectively and attentively manage and regulate TCSCEE. The main reasons include the ambiguity of the cram school’s legal position, the unpracticality of the law, the shortage of government’s manpower, and the lobbying of interest groups. However, government’s strategies to manage them become more and more practical. 6. There were many TCSCEE located in Nan Yang Street because of the convenient transportation and the low rent. This generates the benefits of agglomeration, and Nan Yang Street is still a center of TCSCEE. 7. The Association of Taipei’s Supplementary Schools has much contribution to the development of Taipei’s supplementary education. But its representation needs to be enhanced. 8. TCSCEE has positive social functions, such as helping those nonpassing students settle down and empowering their abilities. However, it still has some negative influences, such as strengthening the competition among students.