Abstract
Preparatory Education for Ethnic Minorities (PEEM) is an important part of preferential policies of higher education for ethnic minorities in China, formulated and implemented for the national political and developmental needs. Started in the early 1950s, it is designed to embrace the guiding principle of educational policy-making for ethnic minorities in China equity by “positive differential treatment.” PEEM is designated to admit ethnic minority students with a relatively lower cutoff line in college entrance examinations, compensating them for the underdeveloped basic education and preparing their readiness for college study. A significant number of ethnic minority people have gained access to higher education through PEEM and speak highly of it. However, PEEM has received critiques over time, and reform is called upon to address new issues that have emerged in the transitioning society. This chapter seeks to depict the development and current issues in PEEM programs in Chinese higher education. It starts with a review of the evolving history of PEEM programs by classifying them into three stages, it then introduces the three tracks of PEEM, followed by an outline of the achievements, discussions about current issues, and in the last section, conclusions and implications are provided.
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