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| The Main Focus and Future
Development of the Aboriginal School of Ethnology |
In the future development of the institute, the following
main points are most Important
Research questions of ethnic development and theory
The development of Taiwanese aboriginal society is
now trapped in a position of institutional inferiority.
Aboriginal society is facing the dangers of social
disintegration and cultural extinction. It can be
said that its very existence is facing severe challenges.
The establishment of this institute is an attempt
to address the needs of Taiwanese aboriginal development.
By means of the vast perspectives and field of vision
of theory, as well as basic practice, it should construct
a theory of ethnic development and cultivate strong
forces for social action.- Cultivate aboriginal human capital
Since the institute will accept primarily aboriginal
students, it will not just prepare a rich base of
scholarship on ethnicity. It will cultivate multi-cultural
accomplishments, create a sense of ethnic responsibility,
and establish human talent suitable for aboriginal
society. Because of this, it will not only develop
from scholarly perspectives, but will also take care
of the special needs of aborigines. It will unite
manpower and resources in research, protect ethnic
culture and serve aboriginal society. It will take
charge of cultivating the competitiveness of aborigines
and help them adjust to modern society.
- Provide consulting on related policies
This institute is responsible for scholarly consulting
and planning, combining theory and practice to provide
a theoretical base and policy consulting for our nation's
aboriginal policy, and to lead in the reform and development
of policy.
This institute will thus bring together current research
resources, systemize and deepen questions of ethnic
development in China and abroad, construct a unique
theoretical system, plan a forward looking ethnic
policy, propose appropriate policy cases and suggestions,
and provide ideas for the government to promote aboriginal
policies.
- Protect and develop aboriginal culture
This school's School of Ethnology was established
to implement education on the basis of respecting
ethnic groups and their cultures, in order to strongly
promote the research and transmission of aboriginal
culture in accordance to the needs and special characteristics
of aborigines. This institute is strongly focused
on aboriginal teachers and students. It will benefit
research, protect and develop aboriginal culture.
It will combine teaching and research, cultivate scholarship,
research aboriginal culture, arrange ethnic cultural
resources, and cultivate the cultural seeds of each
ethnic group. This institute will accordingly collect
data and conduct research, ascertain the presence
of problems, and provide policy with methods and ways
of solving problems, all in order to help the government
promote the work of cultural construction and encourage
the transmission and development of aboriginal culture.
- Practice locally and serve the township
In addition to its roles as an institution of ethnic
instruction and research, this institute will actively
maintain contacts and cooperate with tribes and communities,
get involved in the cultural construction work in
aboriginal tribes, plan the engineering of "general
tribal construction," train the
cultural consciousness of aboriginal renaissance,
and construct the collective force of culture. By
bringing together reseach resources, research manpower,
grants and research projects, this institute will
strengthen research on ethnic questions, fortify the
functions of social service, and actively participate
in the planning and administration of aboriginal community
development. It is hoped that this institute will
become a consulting centre and think tank of aboriginal
community development.
- International centre of Austronesian research
In the future, one of the main development goals of
this institute is to become a central point in international
and Austronesian ethnic research. It will thus continue
to strengthen its teaching staff and curriculum, increase
library data, strengthen its collection of teaching
materials and useful reading material, purchase specialized
literature and special works. Simultaneously, it will
collecting data on aboriginal cultural history, tapes,
films, music, oral histories, personal diaries, tribal
histories, etc., in order to establish a unique library
of Austronesian peoples.
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