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To, Cho-Yee – Adult Leadership, 1975
Adult education in China consists mainly in literacy classes, skills training (agricultural, Industrial, and otherwise), and political training. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Chinese Culture, Developing Nations
Kranz, Harry – Worklife, 1978
There is no unemployment in mainland China, where the government uses work to control the lives of one-fourth of the world's population. From his 1978 trip, the author describes impressions of Chinese life and work in a still underdeveloped and largely unindustrialized country. (MF)
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Communism, Developing Nations, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedWirth, Arthur G.; Reppas, Basil – Journal of Thought, 1980
Examines the current emphasis in the People's Republic of China on education for modernization in light of policy swings since 1949 between "Red" and "Expert" education for technological advancement and education for communist values. Particular attention is given to moral and political education. (SJL)
Descriptors: Communism, Developing Nations, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Freedman, A.; Freeman, P. E. – International Journal of Political Education, 1979
Focuses on the relationship between the political ideals of China, as expressed in the ideology of Mao Tse-tung, and the Chinese educational system. Reviews trends in education since 1976--particularly the training of experts and elevation of academic values above political goals. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Citizenship Education, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
Download full textLee, Lung-Sheng – 1995
Mainland China's current education reform has three aims: to enhance and universalize compulsory education, to increase the number of schools and qualified teachers, and to develop vocational and technical education. The secondary education sector is composed of a 3-year junior high and 3-year senior high school, divided into general (academic)…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, High Schools
LIN, VINCENT T.C. – 1963
ADULT EDUCATION IN PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IS A BASIC CONDITION FOR THE TRANSITION TO COMMUNISM AND AN INSTRUMENT FOR CONSOLIDATING THE PROLETARIAN DICTATORSHIP AND TRAINING PERSONNEL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT HAS THREE FUNCTIONS--ERADICATING ILLITERACY, CREATING A NEW TYPE OF CITIZEN, AND DEVELOPING A NEW INTELLIGENSIA FROM THE WORKING…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Change, Change Agents, Communication Skills
PDF pending restorationParker, Franklin – 1978
Major changes in China since Mao Tse-tung's death in 1976 include development of a more aggressive foreign policy, easing of political and social controls, and educational expansion. Specifically, China is providing economic aid to other developing nations, permitting debate on political issues, allowing modification of government directives at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Area Studies, Asian Studies
Hua, Shucheng – 2002
The evolution of cadre (political elite and bureaucratic functionaries) education in China from 1949 to the present was evaluated in terms of leadership development and the underlying interests of the Chinese Communist Party as it integrates more fully into the world economy. Historic achievements include: (1) increased knowledge about market…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audits (Verification), Bureaucracy, Centralization
