Fourteen Too critical to ignore? A tri-dimensional relationship examination of policy analysis internship in Taiwan
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Chun-Ming Chen
Abstract
Although there is widespread agreement among public administration and related field faculties that internship can contribute towards relating classroom learning to real-life practice, Taiwan did not witness its first internship program until 1999. Despite a slow start, the growing number of internship programs could be a positive sign for public administration education. Unfortunately, there is no systematic research describing and assessing the achievements of internship programs in Taiwan. The author is therefore aiming to identify: what internship programs look like in general; what typical problems departments have to deal with in regards to internship; what observations supervisors of host agencies made of interns during their internship; how interns reflect what they have experienced. This study is based on analysis of 6 student internship journals of Shih Hsin University (SHU), as well as in-depth personal interviews with 2 agency supervisors, and 3 program coordinators and 1 intern from other universities.
Abstract
Although there is widespread agreement among public administration and related field faculties that internship can contribute towards relating classroom learning to real-life practice, Taiwan did not witness its first internship program until 1999. Despite a slow start, the growing number of internship programs could be a positive sign for public administration education. Unfortunately, there is no systematic research describing and assessing the achievements of internship programs in Taiwan. The author is therefore aiming to identify: what internship programs look like in general; what typical problems departments have to deal with in regards to internship; what observations supervisors of host agencies made of interns during their internship; how interns reflect what they have experienced. This study is based on analysis of 6 student internship journals of Shih Hsin University (SHU), as well as in-depth personal interviews with 2 agency supervisors, and 3 program coordinators and 1 intern from other universities.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Notes on contributors x
- Policy analysis in a time of turbulence 1
- Exploring policy advisory committees in the central government 23
- Analysis of innovative local government policies in Taiwan 39
- Policy analysis in the legislative body: the legislative process of the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act in Taiwan 53
- Policy analysis in the local councils 67
- Gendering policy analysis? The problems and pitfalls of participatory ‘gender impact assessment’ 81
- The power of influencing policies, or getting their share and more: interest groups in Taiwan 95
- Think tanks in Taiwan 111
- The development of public engagement in Taiwan 123
- Social media and policy evolution in Taiwan 137
- Policy analysis by non-governmental organisations in Taiwan 151
- Policy network of universal healthcare reform in Taiwan 171
- Public policy and administration research 187
- Too critical to ignore? A tri-dimensional relationship examination of policy analysis internship in Taiwan 207
- Policy analysis in Taiwan from an international perspective 219
- Policy analysis education in Taiwan: a comparative perspective 231
- Index 247
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vii
- Acknowledgements ix
- Notes on contributors x
- Policy analysis in a time of turbulence 1
- Exploring policy advisory committees in the central government 23
- Analysis of innovative local government policies in Taiwan 39
- Policy analysis in the legislative body: the legislative process of the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act in Taiwan 53
- Policy analysis in the local councils 67
- Gendering policy analysis? The problems and pitfalls of participatory ‘gender impact assessment’ 81
- The power of influencing policies, or getting their share and more: interest groups in Taiwan 95
- Think tanks in Taiwan 111
- The development of public engagement in Taiwan 123
- Social media and policy evolution in Taiwan 137
- Policy analysis by non-governmental organisations in Taiwan 151
- Policy network of universal healthcare reform in Taiwan 171
- Public policy and administration research 187
- Too critical to ignore? A tri-dimensional relationship examination of policy analysis internship in Taiwan 207
- Policy analysis in Taiwan from an international perspective 219
- Policy analysis education in Taiwan: a comparative perspective 231
- Index 247
