Eight students from mainland China chart their learning journeys across national and continental boundaries and socio-cultural contexts. The five women and three men structure their experiences of studying in China and the West around the turning points and life changing choices they made in chasing their dreams. They embody its emergent…

Discusses the development of vocational schools in China. Attributes the slow growth of technical education to government interest. Defines the primary problem as a shortage of good teachers. Suggests that regular universities adjust their specialities and that vocational schools recruit retired professionals and set up teacher training programs.…

Survey of 998 enrollees at 11 2- and 4-year institutions of higher education in China found recent recruitment reforms found have been effective in preparing suitable pool of students to carry out economic plans and have opened technical and professional education to lower class populations excluded in past. Some influence of other economic…