Chinese Education

<p>This book first published in 1991 is concerned with educational change. It seeks to place Chinese educational policies within the broader social context of Chinese development and modernisation imperatives by analysing issues germane to specific educational structures and sectors. At the same time it attempts to inform the reader of larger policy issues which affect the educational system as a whole and speak to more global concerns: the nature of Chinese student activism gender inequality rural-urban disparities educational inequality the influences of market forces and the growth of professionalism.</p>