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An, Shuhua – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2000
Under traditional Confucianism, China's school system became authoritarian, rigid, and undemocratic. In recent decades, China had one national curriculum and one unified set of textbooks. Now, text publication is more varied, curriculum planning and writing is becoming more democratic, and Western ideas are incorporated to spur economic…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Centralization, Democratic Values, Economic Factors