Education

Resource Corner

Resources for Learning More about International Chinese High School Students

Resource Corner

This resource list includes organizations working with international high school students, resources on the internet including You Tube videos and news articles.

Blog Entries

Random Gleanings about Education in China

Last week I had the privilege of attending a consultation on education in China, co-hosted by ChinaSource. Below are some random gleanings from a day of note-taking:

Blog Entries

Chinese Education: From Hallowed to Hollow

For the fourth straight year in row, the number of college hopefuls taking the national university entrance exam, or gaokao, has dropped. Analysts trace the decline to a corresponding drop in the number of children born at the beginning of the last decade due to China's one-child policy. However, the decrease also suggests two realities facing young people in China today.

Resource Corner

Teacher Education in China

A White Paper

A white paper entitled "Teacher Education in China: A Context Study" is available.

ChinaSource Quarterlies

Education in China

Vol. 3, No. 3

 Autumn 2001

Lead Article

The Marketization of China’s Education

Major shifts are ocurring in the Chinese education system. What are those changes and how are they affecting students and families?

Supporting Article

Ministry of Education Goals for 2001

What goals does the Ministry of Education have for 2001?

Supporting Article

Private Education

Private schools are a new phenomenon in a country where the government has long assumed exclusive control for education. Today, though, private schools are flourishing.