Educational Development in Western China. Towards Quality and Equity.

Lee, John Chi-Kin ; Zeyuan Yu, Xianhan Huang and Edmond Hau-Fai Law (Eds.)

ISBN 10: 9463002308 / ISBN 13: 9789463002301

Published by Sense Publishers, 2016. 346 pp. Text in English., 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Educational Development in Western China. Towards Quality and Equity.
• Publisher: Sense Publishers, 2016. 346 pp. Text in English.
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9463002308
• ISBN 13: 9789463002301
• Binding: Soft cover

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Synopsis

In 2000, the “Western Development” plan of the Chinese Mainland attracted attention of educators and policy makers. Around that period, the Chinese government also launched large scale and systemic curriculum reforms in basic education and secondary education in achieving quality education across the vast country. Despite significant progress that has been made in educational investments and attainments in China, issues of quality and regional disparities across China remain, especially in the less developed, western part of China where the significance of ethnic diversity, urban-rural disparity and variations in school development exists. In addition, there have been entrenched problems of teacher and teaching quality, resources inadequacy and ‘left-behind’ children. Written by a group of Chinese and international scholars, the book provides an updated analysis and discussion of educational development and related issues in the less developed part of Western China. These chapters cover broad contextual issues of educational development and reforms, issues of quality and equality in different sectors of education, as well as curriculum implementation, teaching innovations and professional development of teachers.