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Sharpes, Donald K. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1993
Describes the process of preparing minority teachers in China, a unique program in China's development, and an integral part of what the government describes as socialist modernization. The article explains how education of Chinese minorities is based on historical and philosophical concepts. (SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Hurd, Paul DeHart; Kormondy, Edward J. – American Biology Teacher, 1983
Discusses preparation of secondary school biology teachers in China. Topics addressed include admission, orientation of prospective teachers, scheduling, teacher preparation curriculum, and inservice education. (JN)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Biology, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education

Liang, Shang-yung – Action in Teacher Education, 1991
Describes teacher education programs in Taiwan and recent changes in the status of teachers' colleges. Points out solutions to two problems in Taiwan's teacher education system: financial incentives for prospective teachers are weak, and the two-level teacher education system is not adequate in terms of contemporary educational philosophy. (SM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Liu, Ping; Qi, Chunxia – International Education, 2006
Educators and scholars from both China and the U.S. not only have done an evaluation of the status of their own teaching practices, but also have studied features associated with those of their counterparts. Both parties have been engaged in educational reforms for the purpose of improving the quality of education provided to children although…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Change
Pang, K. C. – 1995
This paper describes the initial and inservice education of teachers in Hong Kong, and explores improving teacher education in the context of a changing era. According to the Basic Law for the future Hong Kong Government after China takes over in 1997, Hong Kong will not dispose of the existing educational system, but will build on it and continue…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Boyle, Joseph – Journal of Education for Teaching, 2000
Outlines the types of education needed for teachers intending to teach English in modern China, discussing difficulties for English language teachers stemming from Hong Kong's colonial history and the necessity for cultural adaptability in expatriate teachers (which is even more necessary on mainland China). Rewards and challenges for second…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries

Su, Zhixin – Teachers College Record, 1996
Paper illustrates how a prominent Chinese educator (and former student of John Dewey) experimented with Dewey's philosophy in Chinese teacher education, creating a normal school in rural China that prepared rural teachers, enhanced village renewal, encouraged school-community relationships, and met China's unique challenges and needs. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Shen, Anping – Journal of Education, 1994
Discusses teacher education reform and development during the Chinese Reform Era since 1978, and explains why it is so difficult to implement reforms in China. The author focuses on preservice teacher education provided at teachers' colleges or normal universities and the shift of China's resources and attention away from teacher preparation. (GR)
Descriptors: Chinese, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History

Koballa, Thomas R; Chen, Chyong-Sun – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 1993
Investigated the persuasiveness of anecdotal and data-summary messages. The messages were read by most subjects (n=106) in less than 30 minutes. Short-term changes in intention and attitude resulted from the anecdotal message, whereas changes to individual beliefs were more long lasting. The data-summary messages produced no short-term or…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Environmental Education

Chapman, David W.; Chen, Xiaoyu; Postiglione, Gerard A. – Comparative Education Review, 2000
Among 2,357 elementary and secondary teachers in rural ethnic-minority regions of China, teacher's use of classroom instructional time and overall professional time was strongly influenced by grade level taught and somewhat influenced at the elementary level by teacher's preservice training. Results suggest that Chinese investments in preservice…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education

Paine, Lynn Webster – Teachers College Record, 1990
Explores the conceptual basis of teaching in China through the metaphor of teacher as virtuoso performer, with teaching considered an art. Field research results on teacher preparation and elementary and secondary teaching practice are shared. Shortcomings of this teaching model and implications for educational reform are considered. (IAH)
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education

Schmuckler, Joseph S.; And Others – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1990
A symposium that focused on the education of chemistry teachers in China at predominately the middle and high school levels is discussed. The topics of curriculum and textbook reforms, instructional uses of modern technology, science-technology-society, collaborative efforts with educational psychologists, hands-on laboratory work, and the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education

Li, Defeng – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1999
Despite China's efforts in recent years to improve teacher education, it is still imbued with problems which must be addressed effectively and immediately before teacher education can meet with China's desire for modernization. The problems are based on the unattractive social and economic status of the teaching profession in China, so the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Yun, Xu; And Others – 1995
This paper provides an overview of the policies, process, and practice of special education in the People's Republic of China. Individual sections address the following topics: historical perspectives; legislative highlights (especially China's 1986 compulsory education law and the law on the protection of people with disabilities passed in 1991);…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum, Definitions, Delivery Systems

Hurd, Paul DeHart – American Biology Teacher, 1981
Describes aspects of biology education in China, discussing school organization, science curriculum at primary and secondary levels, biology curriculum, environmental education, biology instruction, Chinese students, school factories, informal science education, popularization of science, college entrance requirements, and preservice and inservice…
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education