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| NPO Info: Humanistic Education Foundation |
| 2003/11/28 Updated |
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| The Humanistic Education Foundation is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the development of human-centered education in Taiwan. The foundation identifies problems in contemporary education, promotes alternative educational ideas, and helps create a social and political forum to discuss the purpose and means of education. Humanistic Education refers to an educational philosophy that believes humans are, by nature, self-developing creatures. An educator's primary responsibility is to create an environment in which students can do their own growing. Humanistic educators have a broad understanding of the knowledge that children acquire as they grow, and highly value a student affective and social development as well as their intellectual development. The goal of humanistic education is to contribute to the development of energetic, positive, self-respecting, caring human beings who can meet all challenges. |
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Information on the Humanistic Education Foundation
| Database No.: 391 |
Last Updated: 2002/11/12 |
| Name: Humanistic Education Foundation |
| Email: hefpp@hef.org.tw |
WebSite: hef.yam.org.tw |
| President: Chu, Tai-Hsiang |
Contact person: Wu Le-Feng, Executive Director |
| Tel 1: (02)23670151 |
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Fax: (02)23625015 |
| Address: 9F, 277 Roosevelt Rd., Sec.3, Taipei, Taiwan |
Postal Code: 106 |
| Date of Establishment: June 10, 1989 |
Founder: Ying, Shih |
| Supervising Agency: Ministry of Education |
Endowment: NT$1,000,000.00 |
Mission:The Humanistic Education Foundation is a private, non-profit organization edicated to the development of human-centered education in Taiwan. The foundation identifies problems in contemporary education, promotes alternate educational ideas, and helps create a social and political forum to discuss the purpose and means of education. |
Activities:The Humanistic Education Foundation promotes awareness of human-based education through a number of venues:
Humanistic Education Journal: This monthly magazine published by the foundation addresses the most recent issues facing Taiwanese education.
Resource Center: The foundation publishes a wide range of educational books, audiocassettes, and videocassettes.
Conferences: The foundation organizes seminars and conferences addressing education issues.
Promoting Educational Reform through Teacher Education: Elementary school teachers are trained by the foundation staff on issues related to humanistic education. The Humanistic Education College, opened in 1997, promotes research in humanistic education and offers an alternate education for Taiwanese teachers.
Resource Center: Education experts and scholars with humanistic ideals evaluate educational policies. Findings and recommendations are published.
Lobbying the Government: Foundation staff work with legislators in the effort to make changes in Taiwanese educational law.
Complaints Hotline: The foundation accepts complaints from students, parents, or teachers and helps resolve conflicts that emerge in the current educatio
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