{"id":{"repo_id":"uiuc","oai_identifier":"oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/117672"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/uiuc/oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/117672","repository":{"repo_id":"uiuc","name":"University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign","base_url":"https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/oai-pmh"},"display":{"title":"Adapting Teach For America to Taiwan: A Case Study of Social Entrepreneurship in a Rural Educational Setting","abstract":"Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01","abstract_html":"Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Shen, Yu Chuan"],"institution":"University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign","degree_name":"Ph.D.","degree_level":"Dissertation","degree_discipline":"Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp","degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Herrera, Linda","Pak, Yoon","Witt, Allison","Martin, Jeffrey"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2022,"date_issued":"2022-12","date_published":"2022-12","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:24:56Z","subjects":["Teach For America","Teach For Taiwan","Social Entrepreneurship","Rural Education"],"languages":["en","eng"],"rights":["Copyright 2022 Yu Chuan Shen"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117672","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Herrera, Linda","Pak, Yoon","Witt, Allison","Martin, Jeffrey"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Shen, Yu Chuan"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2022-12","2022-11-30"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["text","Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Dissertation"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Ph.D."]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["Teach For America","Teach For Taiwan","Social Entrepreneurship","Rural Education"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en","eng"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["Copyright 2022 Yu Chuan Shen"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117672"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01","The student, Yu Chuan Shen, accepted the attached license on 2022-11-30 at 15:52.","The student, Yu Chuan Shen, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2022-11-30 at 16:13.","This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2022-11-30 at 16:57.","DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #18685 on 2023-04-12 at 08:13:01","This study investigates how the model of Teach For America (TFA) is localized to fit the educational and social context of rural Taiwan. Founded in 1989 using a social entrepreneurship framework, TFA recruits freshly minted college graduates as teachers for underserved communities. This case study of a rural school draws on classroom observations and semi-structured interviews undertaken with Teach For Taiwan (TFT) staff, TFT teachers, and TFT affiliated local school teachers and administrators during the 2019-2020 academic year. The findings are as follows: (1) TFT adjusted to the local context to survive and thrive; (2) the social entrepreneurship model in TFT was flexible and innovative; (3) TFT teachers were passionate and quick learners, albeit with limited experiences; (4) TFT’s five-week teacher training and the following professional development workshops and reunions were helpful, but it was substantially not enough; (5) “Teaching as Leadership” guideline of TFA worked differently in U.S. and Taiwan social contexts; and (6) the life and career trajectory after the TFT teachers’ two-year service term needs more follow-up research. This study offers recommendations on how to improve TFT teachers’ skills by offering more rigorous teacher training practice and mentorship programs, on how to provide more career benefits and career opportunities to attract diverse talents to join the TFT teacher and staff team, and on how to ensure clear communication and mutual transparency when it comes to the interaction with school administration and governmental officials. In sum, TFT helps facilitate the short-term teacher pipeline in rural Taiwan and bring living water and enthusiasm to the local schools and communities, but the issues of TFT teachers with limited experiences and the long-term sustainability are still the major concerns for future research and policy reformation."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Adapting Teach For America to Taiwan: A Case Study of Social Entrepreneurship in a Rural Educational Setting"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Herrera, Linda","Pak, Yoon","Witt, Allison","Martin, Jeffrey"],"dc:creator":["Shen, Yu Chuan"],"dc:date":["2022-12","2022-11-30"],"dc:description":["Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01","The student, Yu Chuan Shen, accepted the attached license on 2022-11-30 at 15:52.","The student, Yu Chuan Shen, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2022-11-30 at 16:13.","This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2022-11-30 at 16:57.","DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #18685 on 2023-04-12 at 08:13:01","This study investigates how the model of Teach For America (TFA) is localized to fit the educational and social context of rural Taiwan. Founded in 1989 using a social entrepreneurship framework, TFA recruits freshly minted college graduates as teachers for underserved communities. This case study of a rural school draws on classroom observations and semi-structured interviews undertaken with Teach For Taiwan (TFT) staff, TFT teachers, and TFT affiliated local school teachers and administrators during the 2019-2020 academic year. The findings are as follows: (1) TFT adjusted to the local context to survive and thrive; (2) the social entrepreneurship model in TFT was flexible and innovative; (3) TFT teachers were passionate and quick learners, albeit with limited experiences; (4) TFT’s five-week teacher training and the following professional development workshops and reunions were helpful, but it was substantially not enough; (5) “Teaching as Leadership” guideline of TFA worked differently in U.S. and Taiwan social contexts; and (6) the life and career trajectory after the TFT teachers’ two-year service term needs more follow-up research. This study offers recommendations on how to improve TFT teachers’ skills by offering more rigorous teacher training practice and mentorship programs, on how to provide more career benefits and career opportunities to attract diverse talents to join the TFT teacher and staff team, and on how to ensure clear communication and mutual transparency when it comes to the interaction with school administration and governmental officials. In sum, TFT helps facilitate the short-term teacher pipeline in rural Taiwan and bring living water and enthusiasm to the local schools and communities, but the issues of TFT teachers with limited experiences and the long-term sustainability are still the major concerns for future research and policy reformation."],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["https://hdl.handle.net/2142/117672"],"dc:language":["en","eng"],"dc:rights":["Copyright 2022 Yu Chuan Shen"],"dc:subject":["Teach For America","Teach For Taiwan","Social Entrepreneurship","Rural Education"],"dc:title":["Adapting Teach For America to Taiwan: A Case Study of Social Entrepreneurship in a Rural Educational Setting"],"dc:type":["text","Thesis"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp"],"thesis:degree_level":["Dissertation"],"thesis:degree_name":["Ph.D."],"thesis:institution_name":["University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:24:56Z"}