臺灣師資培育的改革者與實踐家：楊思偉先生的真誠、愛與奉獻

A Reformer and Practitioner in Taiwan’s Teacher Education: The Sincerity, Love, and Dedication of President Yang Szu-Wei

楊思偉先生2013年以國內首位大學校長身分榮獲師鐸獎，係因其成功轉型國立臺中教育大學，成為國內師資培育重鎮，並導引臺灣師資培育進行革新，讓國內師資培育發展更加專業化。楊思偉先生1990年獲日本東京大學教育博士後，任職國立臺灣師範大學，發揮比較教育與高等教育專業，主持多項臺灣中等教育改革研究，並經營進修推廣教育工作有成；2006年就任國立臺中教育大學校長，八年校長期間成功轉型此校成為師資培育重點大學，2011年校務評鑑獲得五大面向全數「通過」的佳績；楊思偉先生再以其師資培育專業與治校經驗，主持多項臺灣師資培育改革計畫，協助教育部發布《中華民國師資培育白皮書》與《中華民國教師專業標準指引》等；並主持「國民小學師資培用聯盟」計畫以整合師資培育大學資源，被譽為師資培育的改革者與實踐家。楊思偉先生是一位篤信佛法的教育實踐家，以菩薩道培育新時代良師，2026年臺灣教育研究院頒贈楊思偉先生「教育研究終身成就奬」，進一步肯定其在比較教育、中等教育、高等教育與師資培育等學術研究成就，並表彰成功轉型國立臺中教育大學與革新臺灣師資培育之傑出貢獻。

Dr. Yang Szu-Wei was the first university president in Taiwan to receive the“National Distinguished Teacher Award”in 2013. This honor was bestowed upon him for his successful transformation of the National Taichung University of Education into a major center for teacher education, guiding the reform of teacher education in Taiwan and making its development more professional. Dr. Yang Szu-Wei served as an elementary school teacher for nearly a decade. In 1990, he earned a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He later joined the National Taiwan Normal University, where he leveraged his expertise in comparative education and higher education to lead numerous research projects on secondary education reform in Taiwan and successfully manage continuing and extension education programs. From 2006 to 2014, he served as the president of National Taichung University of Education, successfully transforming it into a key university for teacher education. In the 2011 university evaluation, the university achieved full accreditation across five dimensions. Drawing on his expertise in teacher education and school leadership, President Yang Szu-Wei also led several national reform projects for teacher education in Taiwan. He assisted the Ministry of Education in publishing documents such as the“White Paper on Teacher Education in the Republic of China”and the“Guidelines for Teacher Professional Standards in the Republic of China.”Additionally, he chaired the ''Elementary School Teacher Education and Utilization Alliance'' project, integrating the resources of various teacher education universities. For these contributions, he is regarded as a reformer and practitioner of teacher education. Dr. Yang Szu-Wei is an educational practitioner deeply devoted to Buddhism and committed to practicing the Bodhisattva Path for nurturing a new generation of teachers. In 2026, the Taiwan Education Research Institute is scheduled to confer upon the“Lifetime Achievement Award for Educational Research.”This award further recognizes his academic achievements in comparative education, secondary education, higher education, and teacher education, and highlights his success in using his professional knowledge to transform National Taichung University of Education and innovate teacher education in Taiwan.