Springer Chinese Elementary Education System Reform in Rural, Pastoral, Ethnic, and Private Schools: Six Case Studies

Product Description This book introduces Chinese educational reforms and developments rolled out in the year 2014, examining them from both macro and micro perspectives and pursuing a mixed-methods approach. This book depicts the current landscape of the Chinese education system and institutions on different educational levels and in a variety of educational types, covering the development and reform status, issues, causes and effects, strategy plans and trends in the specific areas of schooling, financing, educator development and student development. Based on policy analysis, case studies, surveys and big data analysis, it combines the perspectives of both officials and grass-root stakeholders. Presenting contributions by scholars from over 10 Chinese and international higher education institutions and research institutes, as well as administrators and educators from over 20 provinces and regions throughout the nation, the book offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date and solidly fact-based scholarly representation of Chinese education reform and development on the market. From the Back Cover This book introduces Chinese educational reforms and developments rolled out in the year 2014, examining them from both macro and micro perspectives and pursuing a mixed-methods approach. This book depicts the current landscape of the Chinese education system and institutions on different educational levels and in a variety of educational types, covering the development and reform status, issues, causes and effects, strategy plans and trends in the specific areas of schooling, financing, educator development and student development. Based on policy analysis, case studies, surveys and big data analysis, it combines the perspectives of both officials and grass-root stakeholders. Presenting contributions by scholars from over 10 Chinese and international higher education institutions and research institutes, as well as administrators and educators from over 20 provinces and regions throughout the nation, the book offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date and solidly fact-based scholarly representation of Chinese education reform and development on the market. About the Author Ling Li is a faculty member of the Center for Education Policy in the Faculty of Education at the Southwest University, China. She received her doctorate from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. She headed and accomplished two key national projects funded by the Ministry of Education: “Constructing An Integrated Educational and Institutional System in the Urban and Rural Areas in China” and “The Reform and Development of Education System in China.” Li has published two English books in Springer and VDM, three Chinese books in the Higher Education Press in China, and more than 70 articles in Chinese top journals and the SSCI journals abroad. Li also contributes to Chinese education reform and policy making by providing 10 consultation reports for the Ministry of Education and provincial bureaus of education. Noted by its broad strategic vision, first-hand materials collected from field research, big data analysis, as well as interdisciplinary approaches, Ling Li’s work has played a pivotal role in helping innovate Chinese education policy analysis and its research methods.