Resources from 2001
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View From the Wall
Getting Out of the Mud
As China’s rapidly changing market reform enters the 21st century, China’s educational reform, in contrast, seems to experience little change. Nevertheless, changes in education are occurring. While these changes have not caught the attention of many people, nonetheless, their meaning is more far reaching than most realize.
Supporting Article
“Foreign Teachers” in China
"Foreign teachers" impact students in China in many ways. There are also challenges to be met
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.
Supporting Article
Ministry of Education Goals for 2001
What goals does the Ministry of Education have for 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?
Lead Article
Challenges and Opportunities in China’s Turbulent Future
The system-wide transformation already well underway in China will bring rapid change over the next decade—in society and culture and eventually in politics also. As WTO-related reforms are introduced, the process of change will be highly complex, even chaotic at times. We need to look beyond the superficial headlines about China as a threat to U.S. interests and see both the sober challenges faced by its government as well as the needs of the people.