Education in China

Philosophy, Politics and Culture
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-7456-6408-8
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: China Today

Throughout its history, education in China has played a pivotal role in the nation's governance, civic society, and the social and cultural lives of its citizens. Today we see a nation grappling with how to modernize and internationalize its education system, while still retaining China's intellectual traditions and values in the face of growing educational inequalities.

This book analyses the historical and contemporary place of education in China and how the past has influenced today's trends. Recent fundamental educational reforms have been driven by the need for continuing economic development and a highly skilled workforce, at the same time fulfilling the aspirations of its citizens and their desire for the prestige education brings. Moreover, ideological education plays a key role in enlisting citizens to the national cause. Although China has ambitious plans for its education system, several problems remain, including an examination-obsessed system and highly competitive culture, which skew the social fabric and dominate family life and childhoods.

This accessible analysis will be a welcome resource for students of comparative education as well as those across the social sciences interested in Chinese society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ryan, Janette

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungsökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Geschichte der Pädagogik, Richtungen in der Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

* Introduction
* Chapter 1: History of education in China from Confucius to the present
* Chapter 2: Formal and informal education policies, structures, governance and contexts
* Chapter 3: Education reform and internationalisation
* Chapter 4: Inequalities and disparities
* Chapter 5: Tradition and innovation
* Chapter 6: China's changing relationships with the world and future challenges

Über Autor(innen)

Janette Ryan is a Visiting Academic at the China Centre at the University of Oxford and an Independent Educational Consultant, formerly of the University of Birmingham and the UK Higher Education Academy