Education Reform in China

Abstract

Introduction - Janette Ryan Part I: Curriculum policy and practice 1. Reflection in action: Ongoing K-12 curriculum reform in China - Changyun Kang and Jian Liu 2. Constructing a cross-cultural teacher Professional Learning Community in the context of China's basic education curriculum - Changyun Kang, Gaalen Erickson, Janette Ryan and Ian Mitchell 3. Collaborative narration: Our story in a cross-cultural professional learning community - Keqin Liu, Yuping Li and Changyun Kang Part II: Educational quality and access 4. Methods to evaluate educational quality and improvement in China - Sally Thomas and Wen-Jung Peng 5. Education in the Tibetan Autonomous Region: Policies and Practices in Rural and Nomadic Communities - Gerard Postiglione, Ben Jiao and Melvyn C. Goldstein Part III: Educational values and beliefs 6. The changing landscapes of a journey: Educational metaphors in China - Martin Cortazzi and Lixian Jin 8. English language teachers as moral guides in Vietnam and China: Maintaining and re-traditionalising morality - Phan Le Ha, Paul McPherron and Phan Van Que Part IV: Reform and internationalisation in the disciplines 8. Ten years of curriculum reform in China: A soft knowledge perspective - Wee Tiong Seah 9. Multi-dimensional citizenship education reform: Is this the future trajectory for schools in China and Australia? - Libby Tudball Part V: Mutual learning and adaptation 10. Mutual learning and adaptation between China and the West through learning each other's language - Jiewen Zhong 11. Bridging the East and West dichotomy: Harmonising Eastern learning with Western knowledge - Shijing Xu