Education in Post-Mao China by Jing Lin (English) Hardcover Book

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A rare insider's view of educational development and problems in China since economic reform began in 1978, this volume critically examines the issue of political socialization through curriculum and compares the curriculum used during the Cultural Revolution with that compiled and used throughout China in 1988.

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A rare insider's view of educational development and problems in China since economic reform began in 1978, this volume critically examines the issue of political socialization through curriculum and compares the curriculum used during the Cultural Revolution with that compiled and used throughout China in 1988. Also explored are problems with student dropouts and teacher motivation in rural education and government-supported nonformal education; the tracking system and vocational education development in urban schools; problems that came about with economic and political reform; and the issue of inequality existing between and within rural and urban schools.Turning to recent decentralization efforts in school administration, Jing Lin analyzes evidence suggesting that educational policy is politically controlled. Additionally, the development of educational research in the 1980s and 1990s constitutes the topic of one chapter, based on hundreds of published books and papers. Finally, Lin reflects on the massive student movement that arose in the spring of 1989 and delineates the social, economic, and political changes that sparked it. This final section treats these educational changes as an interconnected whole that underlay the movement and gave it such distinctive characteristics as nonviolence and a rational, constructive outlook.

Author Biography

JING LIN is Assistant Professor at McGill University in Montreal. She is the author of The Red Guard's Path to Violence (Praeger, 1991), and taught for a number of years in China.

Table of Contents

IntroductionSocialization through CurriculumRural Education: Dropouts, Teacher Motivation, and Non-formal EducationUrban Education: The Tracking System and Vocational EducationEducational Administration: Reform and ProblemsEducational Research: Development and ProblemsWhat Led to the Student Movement in 1989?Bibliography

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Provides a critical, insider's view of educational development and problems in China since economic reform began in 1978.

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A rare insider's view of educational development and problems in China since economic reform began in 1978, this volume critically examines the issue of political socialization through curriculum and compares the curriculum used during the Cultural Revolution with that compiled and used throughout China in 1988. Also explored are problems with student dropouts and teacher motivation in rural education and government-supported nonformal education; the tracking system and vocational education development in urban schools; problems that came about with economic and political reform; and the issue of inequality existing between and within rural and urban schools. Turning to recent decentralization efforts in school administration, Jing Lin analyzes evidence suggesting that educational policy is politically controlled. Additionally, the development of educational research in the 1980s and 1990s constitutes the topic of one chapter, based on hundreds of published books and papers. Finally, Lin reflects on the massive student movement that arose in the spring of 1989 and delineates the social, economic, and political changes that sparked it. This final section treats these educational changes as an interconnected whole that underlay the movement and gave it such distinctive characteristics as nonviolence and a rational, constructive outlook.

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Provides a critical, insider's view of educational development and problems in China since economic reform began in 1978.

Details ISBN0275942708 Author Jing Lin Pages 152 Year 1992 ISBN-10 0275942708 ISBN-13 9780275942700 Format Hardcover Country of Publication United States Short Title EDUCATION IN POST-MAO CHINA Language English Media Book Publication Date 1992-11-24 Place of Publication Westport Birth 1962 Illustrations black & white illustrations Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc DEWEY 370.951 DOI 10.1604/9780275942700 UK Release Date 1992-11-24 AU Release Date 1992-11-24 NZ Release Date 1992-11-24 US Release Date 1992-11-24 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience Undergraduate Audience Age 7-17 We've got this

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