Yong Zhao on Education and Authoritarianism in China
At The New York Times, Didi Kirsten Tatlow spoke with Yong Zhao, professor of education at the...
Jiang Xueqin
Education Gap Remains After Hukou, Gaokao Reforms
As a new school year begins, China’s education gap remains sizable despite recent reform...
Land Grabs: Why Take The Risk?
Villagers who demonstrated against an alleged land grab in front of the Guangzhou city government building on Tuesday have won official concessions from the local government. From AFP: In the latest protest, around 1,000 people...
Chinese Students in the U.S.: A Clash of Civilizations?
An article in the New York Times looks at the increasing numbers of Chinese students attending U.S. universities, which have actively recruited them, and the challenges both the students and the universities face once they are...
Two-Way Street: Breaking Bad College Recruiting Habits in China
Following up a September inquiry into the disconnect between Chinese students and American universities, The Chronicle of Higher Education investigates the agency system which helps Chinese students navigate the U.S. college...
How China Kills Creativity
For the Diplomat, Jiang Xueqin writes about what he sees lacking in Chinese schools: The very best US schools are seen as such because they inspire their students to be curious, interested, and excited; China’s very best schools...
The Sad Truth of China’s Education
In the Diplomat, Jiang Xueqin brainstorms ideas to replace the dreaded gaokao college entrance exam, and comes up with… the gaokao: In his book A Theory of Justice, the political philosopher John Rawls conducted a thought...
Beijing’s School Kingdoms
For the Diplomat, Jiang Xueqin writes about how the new international divisions at elite Beijing public schools are being managed: In theory, Beijing public schools report to Beijing’s education bureau, which then reports to the...
Jiang Xueqin: The Trouble With Teens
On the Diplomat blog (via Danwei), Jiang Xueqin, curriculum director at Shenzhen Middle School, China’s leading centre for progressive education reform, writes about the psychology of high school students in China and the...
Children of Blessing & The Unseen China – Jiang Xueqin & Brian Keeley
Two new documentary films about China are now available on YouTube. The description of the first film, Children of Blessing, says: China’s Lahu minority has for centuries lived in the Yunnan hills bordering Burma. The...
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