Policy metamorphosis in China : a case study of Minban education in Shanghai / Xiaojiong Ding.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ding, Xiaojiong, author.

Series:

Emerging Perspectives on Education in China

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Private schools--China--Shanghai--Case studies.

Private schools.

Privatization in education--Government policy--China--Case studies.

Privatization in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book delineates the history of minban/private education in mainland China, particularly its current form. It studies the process of policy implementation in the domain of minban education, on the basis of which the Chinese central-local relationships and the contemporary model of state governance are analyzed.

Contents:

Policy Metamorphosis in China; Contents; Abbreviations; Figures; Tables; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: A New Framework for Understanding Policy Implementation ; Chapter 3: Minban Education I: The Nation; Chapter 4: Minban Education II: Shanghai; Chapter 5: Student Admission and Fee Charging ; Chapter 6: Converted Schools; Chapter 7: The Model of Structural Fracturation; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34619-7

0-7391-7186-0