Selected Essays on China’s Education: Research and Review, Volume 2 : : a History and Current Reality / / Edited by Gang Ding.

• TeilnehmendeR: Ding, Gang,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (291 pages)

Selected Essays on China’s Education: Research and Review (4 volumes) consists of 22 most influential theses on the history and tradition of Chinese Education. These essays, selected and translated from China’s Education: Research and Review, a serial publication in Chinese, reflect the progress of qualitative research on Chinese education both within and outside China. Volume 1 focuses on Written and Oral Narratives, including six articles; Volume 2 focuses on History and Current Reality, including five articles; Volume 3 focuses on Knowledge and Tradition, including six articles; and Volume 4 focuses on Gender and Education, including five articles. Aiming to promote academic dialogues on Chinese culture and education, these essays explore important educational and cultural issues in China with a transcultural perspective.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Introduction / Ruth Hayhoe -- Why Study Chinese Education? / Ruth Hayhoe -- Perspectives on Globalization and Research on Education in China / Gang Ding and Yong Zhou -- Selection and Distribution: a Sociological Analysis of the History of Chinese Education and Knowledge / Gang Wu -- Knowledge, Cultivation and Desire: Educational Discourses in Eleventh Century China / Yong Zhou -- Rural Education during the Radical Era (1957–1977): Success and Failure of an Experiment with a Global Impact / Stig Thøgersen -- Back Matter -- Index.