Social Transformation And Private Education In China
Private schools resurfaced in China after 1978 when the Chinese government embarked on an economic reform for modernization. This book offers a comprehensive review of the development, characteristics, issues, and problems of private schools at primary, secondary and university levels, especially elite private schools for children of very wealthy families.\ Based on fieldwork at about 40 private and public schools in China, this study also critically examines social response and government...
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A rich contextualized study of the development, characteristics, problems, issues and future prospects of private schools and universities in China after 1978.
AcknowledgmentsTerms and MeasuresIntroductionPt. 1Overview and Context of Private Education Development1Private Education Development: An Overview32Economic Reform and Social Transformation since 1978173Chinese Culture and Society and Dilemmas in the Public School System33Pt. 2Profiles and Characteristics of Private Schools and Universities4Elite Private Schools515Ordinary Private Schools696Private Universities87Pt. 3Cultural Characteristics and Moral and Democratic Education in Private Schools7Characteristics and Culture of Private Schools1078Moral and Democratic Education in Private Schools125Pt. 4Private Education: Responses, Issues, Problems, and Theoretical Reflection9Response from the Public, Scholars, and the Government14110Issues and Problems15711Equality and Choice: Theoretical and Practical Concerns16912Significance and Future Prospects181AppendixRegulation on Education Run by Social Forces187Bibliography197Index209
