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Research on the Dynamic Relationships among Taiwan’s Early Childhood Education and Its Stakeholders: The System Dynamics Perspective

Authors

  • Tung-Shan Liao Email College of Management, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
  • Jyun-Tai Wang College of Management, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/jbar.v3i3.2107
Received: 3 July 2020 | Published Online: 31 July 2020

Abstract

In Taiwan, the low birth rate has become one of the most critical problems faced by the government and educational institutions at all levels.The enrolling student number of kindergartens perhaps is the most directly affected by such trend. The purpose of this study aims at constructing a
system dynamics model to depict the relationships between the preschool
children and their stakeholders for deducing the evolutionary trends of,
and the interactions of, governmental policies and the operations of the
early childhood education institutions. Through the interpretation of policies and simulation analysis of the twenty-year growth trend related to the
child population in Taiwan, this study found that governmental policies
and the promotion of education and care services have a positive effect on
the growth of all levels of kindergarten classes. Besides, the relationship
between the education and care service staff and the kindergarten play a
causal balancing role in our proposed model. We suggest that the system
dynamics model proposed by this study can help to observe the dynamic
relationships formed by the stakeholders in preschool education and care
system based on the “joint responsibility” of Taiwan’s early childhood
education.

Keywords:

Low birth rate, Early childhood education policy, Education and care service organization, The system dynamics perspective, Simulation analysis

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