| dc.description.abstract | Abstract
The study titled “Promoting Hakka Life School – An example from the ShangHu
Elementary School” aims to investigate the current status of learning Hakka-related
courses and understand how the Hakka Life School is planned and implemented in
ShangHu Elementary School.
This qualitative study applied participant observation, artifacts analyses and
interview methods. Twenty-five study participants were enrolled for the interview,
including, the principle, directors of academic affairs, teaching leaders, teachers,
students, parents, the chief of the village of ShangHu, and community members. A
home-grown semi-structure interview survey was developed by the researcher for the
purpose of this study.
The study aims to:
1. Understand the current status of how the ShangHu Elementary school
promoting Hakka language and Hakka culture on campus.
2. Use the SWOT framework to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities,
and threats related to promoting Hakka life experience in ShangHu
Elementary school.
3. Develop strategic plans of promoting Hakka Life experience in ShangHu
Elementary school.
The study results showed that ShangHu Elementary school emphasized students’
learning engagement through life experience; local community resources were
incorporated into student’s learning. The curriculum in ShangHu Elementary school is
non-standardized, instead, students’ individual ability and interests are taken into
consideration in course development. As a result, multiple individualized and
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specialty courses were created to meet students’ needs. Additionally, ShangHu
Elementary school actively participate in Hakka Life School Project promoted by the
government of Taoyuan city. They put the concepts of “education is life” into practice
as well as enhance the aesthetic value of place and spaces on campus. Students are
encouraged to learn the native land stories in Hakka language, and participate in
diverse Hakka-related art and culture events. The process of learning Hakka culture
and language has become an internalized experience in students in ShangHu
Elementary school.
Key words: Hakka life school, Specialty courses, Hakka art and cultural competition. | en_US |