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The post-Mao 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 country's 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 non-formal contexts. The book
begins with a discussion of the historical and comparative context
for evaluating China's 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 post-Mao 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'
wide-ranging experience of Chinese education. As the first
monograph on China's educational development during the forty years
of the post-Mao era, this book will be essential reading for all
those seeking to understand the world's largest education system.
It will also be crucial reference for educational comparativists,
and for scholars from various disciplinary backgrounds researching
contemporary Chinese society.
The post-Mao 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 country's 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 non-formal contexts. The book
begins with a discussion of the historical and comparative context
for evaluating China's 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 post-Mao 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'
wide-ranging experience of Chinese education. As the first
monograph on China's educational development during the forty years
of the post-Mao era, this book will be essential reading for all
those seeking to understand the world's 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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