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Social work development in Taiwan over the past five decades has been analyzed according to professional elements, historical background and the challenge of globalization and civilization. It also offers the factors that influence the process of professional formation of social work globally and the concern of social work indigenization.

French

Cette recherche présente une analyse du développement du travail social à Taiwan au cours des cinq dernières décennies. Elle s'appuie sur les facteurs professionnels, le contexte historique et les défis de la mondialisation et de la civilisation. Elle présente également les facteurs qui ont influencé le processus de la formation professionnelle en travail social dans son ensemble et elle aborde l'indigénisation du travail social.

Spanish

En las últimas cinco décadas se ha analizado el trabajo social en Taiwán según elementos profesionales, más el telón histórico de fondo y el reto de la globalización y civilización. También incluye los factores que globalmente influyen en el proceso de formación profesional y la preocupación por la indigenización del trabajo social.

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historical review profession social work in Taiwan

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