Education

  Ph.D. in Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan (1985)

Honors and Awards

• Educational Award, Educational and Academic Association of R. O. C., Taiwan (1984, 1989, 1994, 2000, 2007) 
• Outstanding Alumni Award, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan (2002)
• ABI Man of the Year (1998) 
• Outstanding Government Employee Award (First Year), Sunyunsuan Foundation, Taiwan (1996)
• Distinguished Publication Award, Chia - Shin Foundation, Taiwan (1990) 
• Type A Award/Subsidy for Academic Research, National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan (1984 – 1987) 
• Authorship Award, Lin Hsiung - Chen Memorial Scholarship Foundation, Taiwan (1986)

Career

• The president of Taiwan university of Education 
• Former Ministry of Education, Taiwan
• Deputy Mayor, Taipei City Government.
• Commissioner, Department of Education, Taipei City Government, Taiwan.
• Commissioner, Culture and Communication Committee and Deputy Secretary General of the Central Steering Committee, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). Chief, National Academy of Educational Research, Preparatory Office; concurrently acting as the Director of the Taiwan Provincial Institute for Elementary School Teachers, Ministry of Education. 
• Administrative Deputy Minister and Political Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education. 
• Advisor and Director General of the Sixth Department, Executive Yuan, Taiwan.
• Director, Department of Secondary Education, Ministry of Education; concurrently acting as the Executive Secretary of the Committee for Educational Research; Commissioner of the Department of Technological and Vocational Education, Ministry of Education. 
• Director, Taiwan Provincial Institute for Elementary School Teachers. 
• Secretary, Office of Ministers without Portfolio, Executive Yuan, Taiwan. 
• Various positions within the Department of Education and Graduate Institute of Education, National Taiwan Normal University, including: assistant researcher, assistant, lecturer, associate professor and professor.
• Various positions within the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, including teacher, division head and secretary. 
• Director/Chairman of various organizations including the China Education Society, the China Normal Education Society, the Chinese Comparative Education Society, Taipei; The Taiwan Association for Educational Communications and Technology, the National Association of Education-On-Air R.O.C; the Chinese Industrial Arts Education Association, the Association for Curriculum & Instruction, Taiwan; and the Taiwan Creativity Development Association Chief, National Academy of Educational Research, Preparatory Office; concurrently acting as the Director of the Taiwan Provincial Institute for Elementary School Teachers, Ministry of Education.
• Director, Department of Secondary Education, Ministry of Education, Taiwan