Handbook of education in China / [edited by] W. John Morgan, Qing Gu, Fengliang Li.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morgan, W. John.

Gu, Qing (Professor of education)

Li, Fengliang, active 2017.

Series:

Handbooks of research on contemporary China

Handbooks of research on contemporary china series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--China.

Education.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (584 p.) ; cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., 2017.

Summary:

The Handbook of Education in China 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. The Handbook of Education in China is an essential reference for those interested in Chinese education, as well as a comprehensive resource that provides valuable supplementary material for those studying Chinese politics, economy, culture and society more generally.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

Introduction : education in China

Part I : the historical background

1. The origins of modern Chinese education / Muchu Zhang with Ruth Hayhoe

2. Maoist ideology and education / W. John Morgan

Part II : the contemporary Chinese system

3. The structure, governance and finance of education / Xianan Hu and Fengliang Li

4. Early childhood education / Xin Zhou

5. Primary education / John Chi-Kin Lee and Huan Song

6. Secondary education / Yu Zhang

7. Teacher education / Ping Zhao, Jun Zhou, and Qiong Li

8. Universities and higher education / Yuzhuo Cai and Fengqiao Yan

9. Vocational and technical education / Zhiqun Zhao and Xueping Wu

10. Distance education and lifelong learning / Fengliang Li, Nianchun Wang, and Xianan Hu

Part III : problems and policies

11. Citizenship education / Wing-Wah Law

12. Educational inequality / Yanbi Hong and Yandong Zhao

13. Special and inclusive education / Sarah Dauncey

14. Education and minorities / Miaoyan Yang

15. Private tutoring / Peggy Kong, Xiaoran Yu, and Xia Zhao

16. Education and the labour market / Yongpo Tian and Wenwen Ji

17. The education of migrant workers and their children / Litao Lu, Li Yuan, and Feng Gao

18. Science, technology, and mathematics education / Su Wang

19. Environmental education / Qing Tian, Yu Huang, Gerald A. McBeath, and Jenifer Huang McBeath

20. Chinese students overseas : choice of destination / Dan Liu and W. John Morgan

21. Chinese students overseas : studying and returning / Qing Gu and Michele Schweisfurth

Part IV : the special administrative regions

22. Education in the Macao special administrative region / Stephanie W. Lee and Tsz Kit Cheng

23. Education in the Hong Kong special administrative region / Kai-Ming Cheng

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781783470662 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.