Ker-Wei Chien

Studied Chinese Literature, Education, and Sociology. A native of Hsinchu City, with higher education experience also beginning at National Tsing Hua University. Previously served in the Philippines and pursued studies in the United Kingdom. Now returned to Hsinchu and to Tsing Hua, engaging in locally grounded, practice-oriented teaching.

In recent years, working together with students to explore the self, society, the real world, and the possibility of leaving even a small positive impact. The footprints of teaching practice are mainly scattered across Beipu, Emei, the Matay community in Jianshi Township, and the old city district of Hsinchu.
 

Experience:

• Intern Teacher of Chinese Language, Xiangshang Junior High School, Taichung City

• After-School Tutoring Teacher, YongLin Hope Elementary School

• Teacher, Chinese Department, St. Stephen’s Anglican High School, Manila, Philippines
   

Honors & Awards:

• 2011 Ministry of Education Government-Sponsored Overseas Study Scholarship (Field: Migration and Education Policy)

• Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award, Taiwan Society for Sociology of Education
   

Programs Participated In:

• Leadership Talent Development Program, National Tsing Hua University (Leadership Program)

• Ministry of Education Project: “Assessment of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area”

• National Science Council Project: “A Study on Australian Educational Research Institutions, Research Policy, Quality Assurance Standards, and the Integration of Research and Practice”

• UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), “Education and Citizenship in Asia”