Examining Local Narratives in China's Modernizing Education

Converged Paths in Wuhan's Higher Education Landscapes, 1860-Present
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-23561-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Education and Society in China

Showcasing local evolutions of Wuhan’s education sector from the 1860s to its present, this book examines narratives and changing state-policies for China’s education modernization missions.

Using a mixed-method approach, Liu’s research provides a fresh lens through which to review China’s Education transitions via Wuhan's rich tapestry manifested in its education sector. Beginning with Wuhan’s modern urbanization as a treaty port from the 2nd Opium War (1856-1860) to the top-down reforms for industrial and schooling changes led by Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), the book explores the bottom-up reforms which arose at the alley market of Hanzhenjie at Hankow from the late-1970s in post-Mao China. This reform arguably heralded a set of college reforms, experimented first locally in Wuhan and nationally advocated afterwards. Through these events, the author highlights how Wuhan reinforces itself in China’s education roadmap via standing at its reforming frontiers.

Contributing to interdisciplinary discourses on education development and cultural identity within the context of Communicating China to an increasingly integrated world and a better future, this volume will be of interest to students and researchers interested in Chinese education policy reforms, Chinese educational history and comparative Asian education.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Liu, Yun

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Vergleichende und Empirische Bildungsforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Adopting Modernity: From Boone Memorial School to HuaZhong University, 1871-1922 2. Early Education Experiments at Wuchang by Zhang Zhidong, 1889-1907 3. Beyond the siege of Wuhan in 1938: struggles and primes in 1911-1949. 4. Recoveries with repeated Chaos, Overhauls, and Remodelling, 1949-1976 5. Reinitiating Education Modernization in Wuhan, 1977-1980s 6. Industrializing and Internationalizing Wuhan’s Higher Education, 1989 – Present 7. Reflecting Higher Education Modernization Lessons from Wuhan. Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Yun Liu is Associate Professor in International Studies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China.