This book considers a wide range of key developments and key areas of debate in Chinas education system. Marketization, quality assurance, and issues of inequality and gender are all discussed, as are expansion in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors, the impact of globalization, and the influence of education on Chinas economic growth. The book, which comprises contributions from many leading authorities, will be of great interest both to comparative education specialists, and also to all those interested in Chinas rise and development.
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1 A Review of Key Trends in Chinese Education |
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2 Research on returns on education at all levels and changes for urban residents in China: 2002--2009 |
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3 Analysis of factors affecting Chinese higher education graduates' employment satisfaction |
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4 Studying abroad or internationalizing on campus: university students' global competence training |
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5 The influence of higher education on student development |
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6 Decontextualization and recontextualization: understanding reform practice through teacher discourse |
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7 State and public education: a new analytical framework |
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8 Technology in the development of education |
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9 Education's role in economic growth patterns |
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10 The political logic of non-government/private education (NGPE) in rural China: Evidence from a northern county |
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11 Shaking off adaptation theory, a historical misconception in higher education |
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12 Donor behavior, donation income, and Chinese higher education institutions |
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13 Changes in knowledge production and diversified models of academic research within world-class universities |
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14 Loan financing behaviors and financial operation characteristics of Chinese higher education institutions after enrollment expansion |
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15 An examination of the "engineer of human souls" metaphor |
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Hongjie Chen is a Professor at the Institute of Higher Education, Peking University, China, and Editor-in-Chief of the Peking Education Review.
W. James Jacob is an Associate Professor of Higher Education Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. His research and leadership interests include higher education strategic planning; academic affairs; quality assurance; organizational development; organizational effectiveness; and indigenous education issues of culture, language, and identity as they relate to post-secondary education.