Who's afraid of the big bad dragon? : why China has the best (and worst) education system in the world /

"The secrets behind China's extraordinary educational system - good, bad, and ugly, Chinese students' consistently stunning performance on the international PISA exams-- where they outscore students of all other nations in math, reading, and science--have positioned China as a world e...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zhao, Yong, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley brand, [2014]
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Education and state > China.
Educational anthropology > China.
Educational sociology > China.
Academic achievement > China.
Éducation > Politique gouvernementale > Chine.
Anthropologie et éducation > Chine.
Sociologie de l'éducation > Chine.
EDUCATION > Teaching Methods & Materials > General.
Academic achievement
Education and state
Educational anthropology
Educational sociology
China
Educational philosophy
Educational achievement
United States
Overseas item
International comparisons
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Fatal attraction-America's suicidal quest for educational excellence
  • 1. Fooling China, fooling the world: Illusions of excellence
  • 2. The Emperors' Game: A perfect machine for homogenization
  • 3. Governance without governing:The retreat of authoritarianism and China's Economic boom
  • 4. Hesitant learner: The struggle of halfway westernization
  • 5. Fooling the Emperor: The truth about China's capacity for innovation
  • 6.hell to heaven: The Making of the World's Best and Worst Education
  • 7. The witch that cannot be killed:Educational Reforms and Setbacks
  • 8. The Naked Emperor: Chinese lessons for what not to do
  • Notes
  • Index.

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