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Bregnbaek, Susanne – Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences, 2011
This article is based on anthropological fieldwork undertaken at two elite universities in Beijing. It addresses the paradoxical situation of the many instances of suicide among Chinese elite university students in Beijing, which constitute a public secret. The pressure of education weighs heavily on the shoulders of China's only child in each…
Descriptors: Suicide, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Selective Admission
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Chinese Education and Society, 2006
This article presents various documents related to Chinese education. These include: (1) Qinghua University Professor Chen Danqing's Letter of Resignation; (2) Declaration by Beijing University Professor He Weifang Suspending Acceptance of Master's-Level Students; (3) An Open Letter by Five Veteran Educators Appealing for Fairness in Education;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Personality Theories, Adjustment (to Environment)