Presidential Address: Catastrophe Theory and Catastrophes in China's Civil Service Examinations. (Part 2).

D'Costa, Ayres

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ERIC Number: EJ429096

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Publication Date: 1991

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Presidential Address: Catastrophe Theory and Catastrophes in China's Civil Service Examinations. (Part 2).

D'Costa, Ayres

Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v4 n2 p5-9 Spr 1991

Analyzes the evolution of Chinese national examinations with the "catastrophe" model. Goals, content, form, and process of exams were influenced by social and political forces. Competence over 4,000 years of Chinese history was defined as military prowess, Confucian-style scholarship, Western-style military expertise, proletarian intellectualism, and modern industrial expertise. (KS)

Descriptors: Asian History, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques, Occupational Tests, Political Influences, Social Influences, Theories

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: China

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