Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development, Volume 2

Yang Dongping is professor of education at the Beijing Institute of Technology and president of the 21st Century Educational Development Research Academy.

• General Report: Reform of Education in China Stepping Forward with a Solid Pace and Going a Long WayCheng Fangping, Yang DongpingRegional Features and New Issues on the Balanced Development of Compulsory EducationWu ZunminCompetition on the Transition of Primary School Graduates to Junior High Schools in Large Cities and Governance of Mathematical Olympiad Training Li XinlingAn Investigation of Adjustment of School Mapping in Rural AreasWang ShuaiResearch on the Learning and Life of Primary and Secondary Students in Rural SchoolsZhou Jinyan and Qi XiangLocal Practices and Civilian Efforts on Revitalization of Small-Scale Schools in Rural AreasLü ChaoNew Progress on Higher Education ReformYang MinThe Reform of Enabling Migrant Workers’ Children to Take the College Entrance Exam in the City Where Their Parents Work and Live Moving ForwardXiong BingqiBeyond Rural and Urban Differences: Impact of Educational Resources and Family Resources on Children from Urban and Rural AreasHan Jialing, Gao Yong, Zhang Yan, Han ChengmingFrom Shandong to Shanxi Province: A Reflection on the Reform of School Teaching in Primary and Middle SchoolsChai ChunqingNon-Government Funded Education: Development Transition and Policy InnovationFang JianfengExploration on Building of Parents Committee in Primary and Middle Schools in Shandong ProvinceLu YongjianA Survey on Specially-set-post Teachers in Rural Schools: Present Situation and IssuesWang Guoming, Wang Xuenan, A Xia Re Ha MoA Report on Surveys of Sensitivity of Equality with Education Expressed by the Public in Some Major Cities of China for the Year 2012Yang MinAn Analysis of Public Expenditures on Education in 2011Zhou LingAPPENDIXTop Ten News Reports on Education in 2012 A Collection of Topics of Chinese Composition Used in the College Entrance Examinations Administered in 2012Wen Jiabao: Speech Delivered in Tsinghua University (Full Text)The List of Winners of the Third Session of “Local Educational Institution Creativity Awards”Why I Criticize the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of ChinaYang DongpingWhat do We Lack, How Shall We Face — Preface of “Textbook on Humanistic Literacy” Edited by Ma XiaopingQian LiqunMy Ideal UniversityLiu DaoyuEqual Opportunity for All StudentsTsinghua University Research GroupA Letter Written by Poet Hu Lanlan to Ministry of Education: Save those Children Kidnapped by Homework and Test ScoresBeing Myself: Speech Made by a Middle School Student under the National Flag in Qidong Middle School, Jiangsu Province

"As a series of reports on the development of contemporary Chinese education, the book contains rich resources for researchers in the fields of comparative education, Chinese education and society. Those who have a general interest in the changes and development in contemporary China will also find the book highly informative and interesting." Limin Bai, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 17.1, June 2015