Globalization has brought dramatic changes to the character and functions of education in most countries around the world. However, the impact of globalization on schools and universities is not uniform. One public-policy strategy that has been widely adopted is decentralization; but there is no consensus on whether centralization or decentralization is more effective to improve organization and management in education.
This book is contextualized in the literature on globalization, and examines how policies of decentralization have affected the running of education in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai, Singapore, Macau and Mainland China. It analyzes the strategies that the governments of the selected societies have adopted in reforming the structure of education systems, mobilizing different forces to create more educational opportunities, and devising new measures to assure quality in the education sector.

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Book Title: Centralization and Decentralization
Book Subtitle: Educational Reforms and Changing Governance in Chinese Societies
Editors: Mok Ka-Ho
Series Title: CERC Studies in Comparative Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0956-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7809-5Published: 29 February 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3753-2Published: 12 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-0956-0Published: 11 March 2013
Series ISSN: 1573-6040
Series E-ISSN: 2543-022X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 230
Topics: International and Comparative Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership

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