The Study of the Work Status and Related Factors of Experiential Education Facilitators in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Wan-Ju Liao, 廖婉汝
• Other Authors: 楊明磊
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/h95duc

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 教育心理與諮商研究所碩士班 === 107 === The purpose of this study was to explore the current work status of the experiential education facilitators in Taiwan, and to examine the factors contributing to their career choices in the field of experiential education. This research applied a mixed-method with both quantitative and qualitative research design to explain and interpret facilitators’ experiences. A questionnaire was developed to collect quantitative data, “the current work status of the experiential education facilitators and influencing factors questionnaire.” 133 experiential education facilitators participated in this study. All participants have obtained License of Experiential Education Program Facilitator or License of Experiential Education Program Associate Facilitator from Asia Association of Experiential Education between the years of 2008 and 2017. Qualitative data were collected through individual interviews. Five facilitators were selected by purposive sampling method and interviewed individually. The results of the research were as the followings. 1.Subjects include 85 males and 48 females and their ages range from 30 to 49 years old. Most of the facilitators obtained a master degree with years of field experiences ranged between 5 to 10 years. 2.Most of the facilitators choose experiential education field as a full-time job. And the type of experiential education most of them applied is initiative activities and portable games. The majority of their clients are students at all level. 3.The main factors that the facilitators have chosen to work full-time in experiential education field include "personal interests," "values and beliefs," and "work content/ feature/ approaches." 4.The main factors that the facilitators have not chosen to work full-time in experiential education field include “salary,” “work stability,” and “family.” 5.Most of the facilitators will not have much change in their career within the next five years, and they remain optimistic about the future of experiential education in Taiwan. Based on the findings of the study, specific recommendations for practitioners and follow-up research were provided.