Over the past decade, collaborative governance, a standard policy decision-making mechanism in public administration, has become a crucial planning tool for policy decisions within Taiwan's Ministry of Education. Since establishing the Collaborative Center in Taiwan in 2013 and its subsequent reformation into a new model of cross-system collaboration in 2019, this mechanism has been operational for over ten years, providing significant policy planning and recommendations for Taiwan's educational policies. This study examines cross-system collaboration within Taiwan's Ministry of Education, focusing on organizational structure changes, actors' exercise of agency, and the interwoven relationship between structure and agency throughout its operation. The study employs semi-structured interviews and document analysis as data collection methods to conduct a qualitative research analysis of this process. The research findings indicate, first, that the "structure-agency" relationship within the cross-system collaboration of Taiwan's Ministry of Education is influenced by the socio-cultural context of educational policies, with varying mission objectives and rates of change over the past decade. Second, this cross-system collaboration functions as an ever-evolving structure, where the agency of its members is also empowered, and the relationship between structure and agency is mutually reinforcing. Finally, the understanding of the "structure-agency" relationship differs among various stakeholders, with scholars and experts being the most active participants. The study concludes with recommendations for both academic research and practical application.

Authors:
Jui-Hsuan Hung, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Jui-Hsuan, Hung is an assistant professor at the Center for Teacher Education at National Tsing Hua University. Her professional area is the Sociology of Education.

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