Handbook of education in China:

Front Matter; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Acronyms ; Glossary of Chinese terms; Introduction: education in China; PART I: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; 1 The origins of modern Chinese education; 2 Maoist ideology and education; PART II: THE CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SYSTEM; 3...

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Other Authors: Morgan, W. John 1946- (Editor), Gu, Qing (Editor), Fengliang, Li (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA Edward Elgar Publishing [2017]
Series:Handbooks of research on contemporary China
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Online Access:Volltext
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Summary:Front Matter; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Acronyms ; Glossary of Chinese terms; Introduction: education in China; PART I: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; 1 The origins of modern Chinese education; 2 Maoist ideology and education; PART II: THE CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SYSTEM; 3 The structure, governance, and finance of education; 4 Early childhood education; 5 Primary education; 6 Secondary education; 7 Teacher education; 8 Universities and higher education; 9 Technical and vocational education; 10 Distance education and lifelong learning
PART III: PROBLEMS AND POLICIES11 Citizenship education; 12 Educational inequality; 13 Special and inclusive education; 14 Education and minorities; 15 Private tutoring; 16 Education and the labour market; 17 The education of migrant workers and their children; 18 Science, technology, and mathematics education; 19 Environmental education; 20 Chinese students overseas: choice of destination; 21 Chinese students overseas: studying and returning; PART IV: THE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS; 22 Education in the Macao Special Administrative Region
This Handbook provides both a comprehensive overview and an original interpretation of key aspects of education in the People's Republic of China. With a sharp focus on specific policy areas and using both original Chinese sources and other commentaries, it expertly places the topic within its historical and political context. The Handbook has four distinct and thematic parts: The Historical Background; The Contemporary Chinese System; Problems and Policies; The Special Administrative Regions: Macau and Hong Kong. The chapters address fundamental issues facing Chinese society, including the rapid educational expansion in support of economic development in the post-Mao period, the evolution of education as public policy, concern for access to education as social justice and the parallel educational systems of the Special Administrative Regions. The editors and contributors are Chinese and foreign academics expert in this important field
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xx, 558 Seiten) Diagramme
ISBN:1783470666
9781783470662
1783470658
9781783470655