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Chafy, Randy – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 1997
Argues that Chinese students are being increasingly exposed to education for modernization while largely missing out on an education in the social criticism of technology that would allow them to make empowered decisions about the role of technology and progress in Chinese culture. (DDR)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Educational Change
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Ho, Wai-Chung – History of Education, 2003
Discusses four fields of education in Chinese culture during the time of Confucius: (1) morals, (2) law, (3) politics, and (4) music. Identifies three traditional Chinese music types: (1) refined, (2) popular, and (3) foreign. States music was used to promote social harmony, reinforce nationalist views and actions, and shape attitudes and beliefs…
Descriptors: Chinese, Chinese Culture, Confucianism, Cultural Influences
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Nanzhao, Zhou – Interchange, 1988
Educational reform efforts in China, in response to the national modernization program, are linked with socio-political changes. This article presents general observations and perspectives on Chinese educational reform, emphasizing the transition from traditionalism to republicanism and the socio-economic, political and cultural aspects of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational History
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Robinson, Jean C. – Comparative Education Review, 1986
Chinese "people-managed schools" began in the 1940s as popular voluntary village schools providing flexible relevant education to rural peasants, but are regarded today as low status and low quality. This change reflects the Chinese Communist Party's incremental move away from both decentralized decision making and populist education to…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Schools, Decentralization, Educational Development
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Croizier, Ralph – Journal of World History, 1990
Analyzes revisions in Chinese historiographical treatment of world history since 1949, stressing the dominance of Marxist/Maoist ideology, political isolation, and Chinese nationalism. Shows evidence of these influences in high school textbooks. Examines the Cultural Revolution's impact on historiography. Sees current liberalization producing a…
Descriptors: Communism, Cultural Isolation, Curriculum Development, Educational History
Smith, Douglas C. – 1990
This essay, prepared with the western reader in mind, attempts to provide a general introduction to the foundations of Chinese intellectual and educational thought and to the unique characteristics that helped form Chinese civilization. Specifically, four factors that influence current Chinese society, and that also interplay with two millennia of…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Confucianism, Cultural Context, Educational History
Jacobson, Harald W. – 1980
A program to reverse the impediments to scientific and technological advancement brought on by the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China is described. The Cultural Revolution impeded progress through the denigration of intellectuals, the closing of schools, and the philosophy that foreign influences were contradictory to the Maoist…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational History
Pollak, Susan – 1983
Traditional Buddhist education centered solely around the monasteries, since the Buddhist world did not offer educational opportunities apart from its monasteries. All education, religious as well as secular, was controlled by the monks, and involved the initiation ceremony into the Buddhist Order, the education of the monk, the viharus or…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Buddhism, Comparative Education, Course Content
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Hayhoe, Ruth – Higher Education, 1989
A discussion of the history of China's higher education system summarizes the main characteristics of the traditional scholarly institutions and considers the western academic models introduced by foreign missionaries, those selected and implemented by Chinese modernizers, and the Soviet academic model adopted by Chinese Communist leaders in the…
Descriptors: Communism, Educational Change, Educational History, Foreign Countries
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Zheng, Yuan – History of Education Quarterly, 1994
Reviews Chinese educational history from the Sung dynasty's support of local schools from about 960 AD to 1279 AD. Concludes that much of the historical data is misleading because they generally enhance the emperors' reputations as supporters of education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational History, Educational Policy
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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
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Zhou, Minglang – Bilingual Research Journal, 2001
From 1949 to 1957, the Chinese Communist Party's language policy took a pluralistic approach. A Chinese-monopolistic language policy was dominant, 1958-77. A pluralistic approach was again adopted from 1977 to the present. The Chinese experience illustrates how language minorities everywhere must balance maintaining their home language with…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Zhao, Jushan; Guo, Junying – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2002
Since the 1990s, China's higher education has been under a profound process of restructuring, which involves not only higher education institutions but also the government at both the central and local levels as well as the whole of society. The restructuring is arguably the continuation of the adjustments that have been made since the founding of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Governance, Educational Principles, Social Environment
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Liu, Ping; Qi, Chunxia – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2005
With the advancement of technology and new developments in other social aspects, education is faced with challenges to produce well-rounded citizens for the 21st century. Some of the important qualities for individuals to be successful in the new era include creativity, application, and cooperative skills. Basic education in China had demonstrated…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Drills (Practice), Curriculum, Foreign Countries
Zhuang, Jiaying; And Others – 1985
Five topics or "realms" of access to education in China are discussed in this paper presented in the form of a panel discussion by four Chinese, one Filipino and one Mauritian graduate student. The scope of the research includes three historical periods: (1) the beginning of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1949 until the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational History
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