Education and Reform in China
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Transformative market reforms in China since the late 1970s have improved living standards dramatically, but have also led to unprecedented economic inequality. During this period, China’s educational system was restructured to support economic development, with educational reforms occurring at a startling pace. Today, the educational system has diversified in structure, finance, and content; it has become more market-oriented; and it is serving an increasingly diverse student population. These changes carry significant consequences for China’s social mobility and inequality, and future economic prospects.In Education and Reform in China, leading scholars in the fields of education, sociology, demography, and economics investigate the evolution of educational access and attainment, educational quality, and the economic consequences of being educated. Education and Reform in China shows that economic advancement is increasingly tied to education in China, even as educational services are increasingly marketized. The volume investigates the varying impact of change for different social, ethnic, economic and geographic groups. Offering interdisciplinary views on the changing role of education in Chinese society, and on China’s educational achievements and policy challenges, this book will be an important resource for those interested in education, public policy, and development issues in China.
List of illustrations xiiiNotes on contributors xviiPreface xxiAcknowledgments xxiiIntroduction: market reforms and educational opportunity in China Emily Hannum Albert Park Kai-Ming Cheng 1Finance and access under market reforms 25School equity in rural China Wen Li Albert Park Sangui Wang 27Emergence of private schools in China: context, characteristics, and implications Jing Lin 44Educational access for China's post-Cultural Revolution generation: enrollment patterns in 1990 Rachel Connelly Zhenzhen Zheng 64Enrollment and graduation patterns as China's reforms deepen, 1990-2000 Rachel Connelly Zhenzhen Zheng 81School access in rural Tibet Gerard A. Postiglione 93Educational attainment of migrant children: the forgotten story of China's urbanization Yiu Por Chen Zai Liang 117Educational quality 133The growth and determinants of literacy in China Donald Treiman 135Academic achievement and engagement in rural China Emily Hannum Albert Park 154Supporting China's teachers: challenges in reforming professional development Lynn Paine Yanping Fang 173Incentives and the quality of teachers and schools Weili Ding Steven Lehrer 191Marketization and the economic impact of education 205Returns to education in rural China Alan De Brauw Scott Rozelle 207Returns to education in urban China's transitional economy: reassessment and reconceptualization Wei Zhao Xueguang Zhou 224Rising returns to schooling in urban China Junsen Zhang Yaohui Zhao 248In books one finds a house of gold: education and labor market outcomes in urban China Margaret Maurer-Fazio 260Index 277
