The Emergence and Policy (mis)Alignment of Teach For Taiwan

Figures & data

Table 1. Growth of Teach For Taiwan, 2014–2021.

YEAR	Number of New TFT Fellows	Number of Schools (Total)	Number of Local Governments	Cooperating Local Governments
2014	9	8	2	Taitung, Tainan
2015	20	21	4	Taitung, Pingtung, Tainan, Yunlin
2016	29	27	4	Hualien, Pingtung, Tainan, Yunlin
2017	37	45	4	Hualien, Pingtung, Tainan, Yunlin
2018	29	49	5	Hualien, Pingtung, Tainan, Yunlin, Nantou
2019	49	60	6	Hualien, Pingtung, Tainan, Yunlin, Chiayi, Changhua
2020	39	68	5	Hualien, Pingtung, Tainan, Yunlin, Nantou
2021	56	75	7	Hualien, Pingtung, Tainan, Yunlin, Changhua, Chiayi, Miaoli

Source: TFT Annual Reports (2013, 2014, 2018a, 2022)

Note: The number of TFT Fellows reported in annual reports seems to vary depending on whether the accounting includes those who joined and commenced the two-year TFT fellowship or those who completed it.

Figure 1. Requirements for Becoming a Certified Teacher in Taiwan.

Source: Adapted from MOE (2019b)

Figure 2. Career Trajectory for TFT Fellows.

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