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Educational Development in Western China

Towards Quality and Equity

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Editors:
  1. John Chi-Kin Lee

    1. The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China

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  2. Zeyuan Yu

    1. Southwest University, Chongqing, China

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  3. Xianhan Huang

    1. The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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  4. Edmond Hau-Fai Law

    1. The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China

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  • With contributions from a group of Western as well as Chinese scholars, this book provides an updated account of educational development issues focusing on the Western part of China
  • The book provides a critical analysis on educational quality and equity related issues in Western China
  • The book covers different levels of schooling from early childhood to university education as well as addresses ethnic minorities and cultural diversity across Western China

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Educational Development in Western China

    • John Chi-Kin Lee, Zeyuan Yu, Xianhan Huang, Edmond Hau-Fai Law
    Pages 1-20

  3. Review of the Pressing Research Issues on West of China’s Ethnic Minority Education2

    • Jian Wang
    Pages 21-35

  4. Development of What, for What, and for Whom?

    • Stephen A. Bahry
    Pages 37-76

  5. Gender Inequality and Ethnicity

    • Yanbi Hong
    Pages 77-96

  6. The Welfare and Education of Left-Behind Children in Western China

    • Bernadette Robinson
    Pages 97-119

  7. The Pathways to Higher Education for Ethnic Minorities in China are Not Easy

    • Jef C. Verhoeven, Jianxin Zhang
    Pages 121-135

  8. A Glimpse of Quality and Equity Issues in Education in West China

    • Ju Huang, Shijing Xu
    Pages 137-161

  9. Reluctant to Serve their Hometowns and Country

    • Timothy A. Grose
    Pages 163-175

  10. Developing Trilingual Education in Western China

    • Eric Johnson, Ma Fu, Bob Adamson
    Pages 177-189

  11. Innovation and Change in English Teaching in the Western Provinces of China

    • Daguo Li, Xiaorong Zhang, Viv Edwards
    Pages 191-215

  12. Deciphering Difference

    • Mary Ann Maslak
    Pages 217-232

  13. Intentions and Influences of Teachers’ School Based Curriculum Development in Primary and Secondary Schools in Northwest China

    • Mingren Zhao, Chenzhi Li, Edmond Hau-Fai Law
    Pages 233-245

  14. Research on Mathematics Teaching Experiment of “Situated Creation and Problem-based Instruction” in Midle and Primary Schools

    • Xiaogang Xia, Chuanhan Lv, Bingyi Wang, Yunming Song
    Pages 247-260

  15. Teacher Commitment in Northwest China

    • Xianhan Huang, John Chi-Kin Lee, Zhonghua Zhang, Jian Wang
    Pages 261-275

  16. Challenges and Insights of Early Childhood Education in West China

    • Xiaoping Yang, Min Li, Shanan Wang
    Pages 277-300

  17. Development of Special and Inclusive Education in Western China

    • Meng Deng, Kim Fong Poon-Mcbrayer
    Pages 301-309

  18. Changing University Governance

    • Manhong Lai, Linlin Li, Ping Du
    Pages 311-324

  19. The Contribution of International Aid to the Development of Basic Education in Western China

    • Bernadette Robinson
    Pages 325-346
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About this book

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 chapterscover 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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China

    John Chi-Kin Lee, Edmond Hau-Fai Law

  • Southwest University, Chongqing, China

    Zeyuan Yu

  • The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Xianhan Huang

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Educational Development in Western China

  • Book Subtitle: Towards Quality and Equity

  • Editors: John Chi-Kin Lee, Zeyuan Yu, Xianhan Huang, Edmond Hau-Fai Law

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-232-5

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-232-5Published: 22 March 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Topics: Education, general

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