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Education and Society in PostMao China (Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia),Used
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The postMao period has witnessed rapid social and economic transformation in all walks of Chinese life much of it fuelled by, or reflected in, changes to the countrys education system. This book analyses the development of that system since the abandonment of radical Maoism and the inauguration of Reform and Opening in the late 1970s.The principal focus is on formal education in schools and conventional institutions of tertiary education, but there is also some discussion of preschools, vocational training, and learning in nonformal contexts. The book begins with a discussion of the historical and comparative context for evaluating Chinas educational achievements, followed by an extensive discussion of the key transitions in education policymaking during the Reform and Opening period. This informs the subsequent examination of changes affecting the different phases of education from preschool to tertiary level. There are also chapters dealing specifically with the financing and administration of schooling, curriculum development, the public examinations system, the teaching profession, the phenomenon of marketisation, and the international dimension of Chinese education. The book concludes with an assessment of the social consequences of educational change in the postMao era and a critical discussion of the recent fashion in certain Western countries for hailing China as an educational model. The analysis is supported by a wealth of sources primary and secondary, textual and statistical and is informed by both authors wideranging experience of Chinese education.As the first monograph on China's educational development during the forty years of the postMao era, this book will be essential reading for all those seeking to understand the worlds largest education system. It will also be crucial reference for educational comparativists, and for scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds researching contemporary Chinese society.
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