This book examines the influence of state schooling on Tibetan students' ethnic identity. Zhiyong Zhu has developed a case study of Changzhou Tibetan Middle School after a preferential educational policy was put in place by the Chinese government in the early 1980s. By examining and analyzing student diaries, Zhu has developed a theoretical model…

China Incarnate Word (CIW) is a joint venture of University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas), and South China Normal University (Guangzhou, China). Courses are taught in English by U.S. professors, and a University of the Incarnate Word degree is earned. Two of the main goals of China Incarnate Word are: (1) to create an environment in…

The author of this article shares her teaching experience in Macau, China, that shapes the curricular emphasis in Canadian schools. The International School of Macao (T.I.S.) is a privately owned school offering a Canadian curriculum. Much of her very positive experience as an "expat" teacher is a result of the "pioneering"…

The study explores development of the concept of death among 204 Chinese children and adolescents and analyzes the relationships between death concept development and background variables. A coding manual for content analysis of death constructs adapted from R. A. Neimeyer et al. (1983) was used to classify each construct in the paragraphs written…

Describes the influence of Mei Yiqi upon the Southwest Associated University (Lianda University) in China. Characterizes Mei Yiqi as a skillful administrator who emphasized moderation in leading this University through difficult times. Praises the soft spoken conciliator as a person who helped build the unity and harmony that was so characteristic…

Gives a view of China's wartime Southwest Associated University (Lianda University) from the perspective of an undergraduate. Describes the material deprivation which existed in this temporary educational community and provides a sense of the richness of the student culture which developed during this period of deprivation. (KO)

Recounts one scholar's long search through comparative education literature for concepts and tools of analysis that would illuminate issues of Chinese education. Focuses on: a comparative historical approach to educational research, world order models of thinking, and aspects of critical theory applicable to international educational activity.…

In a series of three papers, I examined the identity-development of three Chinese women teachers as they moved back and forth between Eastern and Western cultures and languages amid the rapidly changing events of the last four decades. I use a river metaphor to explore three phases in the cross-cultural lives of these women: in the first paper,…

A foreign language teacher who spent a month studying and traveling in China talks about the emotional effect of seeing the Great Wall and her experience in climbing a section. (RM)

Traces the history of the Southwest Associated University (Lianda University) from its inception in 1937 when students fled larger universities through its final days in 1946 when Lianda became embroiled in the political turmoil of the times. Provides insights into the author's development during this same period. (KO)

Recounts the varied work experiences of students at Southwest Associated University (Lianda University) in the 1940s. Describes the ways in which specific individuals responded to the need for part-time jobs. These accounts provide a sense of the ways in which employment redefined the college experience. (KO)

Illustrates the experience of politically active students at Southwest Associated University (Lianda University) in the 1940s. Describes the exodus of students to the countryside where they established bases which proved to be of great political benefit when civil war broke out. (KO)

Describes the liberal heritage of academic freedom which existed at Lianda University (Southwest Associated University) in the 1940s. Examines the intellectual pluralism and student activism which pervaded the community. Discusses the significance of the December 1 Movement. Sees this movement as representative of the University students' quest…

Who are we as teachers and what constitutes a desirable educational experience? Two teachers, one Chinese and the other a white Canadian, tell "a single story [of teaching], integrated by our sense of ourselves" (Crites, 1971, p. 303). Our storytelling is enabled by metaphors and images that serve as tools for reflecting on our actions…

The relations of maternal reminiscing style and child self-concept to children's shared and independent autobiographical memories were examined in a sample of 189 three-year-olds and their mothers from Chinese families in China, first-generation Chinese immigrant families in the United States, and European American families. Mothers shared…