美援与台湾工业职业教育的发展

U.S. Aid and the Development of Industrial Vocation Education

20世纪50年代初到60年代初期,为了帮助台湾解决技术人才短缺的问题,美国将对台湾教育援助的重点放在职业教育特别是工业职业教育方面,协助台湾设立相关机构,设计课程,建设实训工场,推动台湾的工业职业教育走向务实成熟。台湾工业职业教育的进步不仅推动了台湾工业的发展,而且还提升了台湾在美国亚太地区战略体系中的地位。

From early 1950s to early 1960s, in order to train enough skill workers for Taiwan industry, the U,S government gave her priority of education aid to Taiwan to industrial vocation education, led industrial vocation education to become more practical and ripe by setting organizations, designing courses and founding practical factories in Taiwan. Great advances of industrial vocation education in Taiwan not only promote development of industry, but also enhance the role of Taiwan in American Strategy in Asian-Pacific region