Chinese Education From the Perspectives of American Educators

• Acknowledgments.Introduction to Chinese and American Education: History and Current Challenges, Chuang Wang, Wen Ma, and Christie L. Martin.Part I: School Administration.Chapter 1. Roles of the Central Office in American and Chinese School Systems, Tatia Prieto.Chapter 2. Unionized Dogma of Education: China Versus America, Sony Anderson.Chapter 3. Comparison of Chinese and American Higher Education in a Global Context, Alan Mabe.Chapter 4. Student Perceptions of the Chinese National College Entrance Examination System, Richard G. Lambert.Part II: Pedagogical Practices.Chapter 5. An Exploration of One Aspiring Teacher's Journey to Multicultural Understanding, Elizabeth Ashley Ward and Lan Quach Kolano.Chapter 6. An American Educator's Exploration of the Early Childhood Education System in China, Pamela L. Shue and Meredith Jones.Chapter 7. China and the United States: A Comparative Review of Educational Technology, Patti Wilkins and Drew Polly.Chapter 8. Comparing Mathematics Teaching in the United States, China, and Germany, Drew Polly and Lauren Breindel.Part III: Students in China and the United States.Chapter 9. Preparing Students With 21st-Century Life Skills in an Age of Globalization: In Search of the Middle Ground Between East and West, Richard G. Lambert.Chapter 10. Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Self-Regulated Learning Strategies of Chinese Students Learning English as a Second Language and as a Foreign Language, Pingan Huang, Chuang Wang, and Liqun Xie.Chapter 11. Paparazzi Communism: The Inner Conflict of Beauty and Externalized Racism for an African American Woman in China, Adrienne L. Wynn.Chapter 12. One Institution's Response to the Rapid Rise of Chinese Undergraduates, Peter Briggs.Chapter 13. Conclusion: Implications for Chinese and American Educational Thinking and Practices, Christie L. Martin, Chuang Wang, and Wen Ma.About the Editors.About the Contributors.

Chinese Education from the Perspectives of American Educators, edited by Chuang Wang, Wen Ma, and Christie L. Martin, is poised to make a unique contribution to the field of comparative education studies. ... We recommend this volume to students and scholars who are interested in taking a comparative perspective to acquire some fundamental knowledge about educational similarities and differences between the United States and China."" - Chen Li & Wayne E. Wright in Teachers College Record