Constructing a Future Development Model for China’s Basic Education

Pei Dina is a professor and doctoral tutor at the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, a distinguished professor at Zhejiang Normal University, director of the Zhejiang Basic Education Research Center, a member of the Basic Education Curriculum Textbook Expert Working Committee under the Ministry of Education, and a prominent education expert in China. Her research focuses on the reform and development of basic education, which has a great influence on China’s educational theory and practice. Her contributions have been recognized with the National Educational Achievement Award, China Publishing Government Award, Chinese Best Publications (books) Award, and other national awards.Bao Dongming is a professor at the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, and the executive editor in chief of International and Comparative Education, which is published by Beijing Normal University. His major research interests include basic education, curriculum andteaching, and comparative education. In addition to serving as the principal investigator in several national research and consultancy projects, he has published several books and dozens of articles in China Education Daily, Educational Research, International and Comparative Education and other CSSCI journals.

• Preface.- Part 1 The Future Development and New Features.- 1. The Demands of Change of the Times, Society, Politics and Thoughts on Education.- 2. The Connotation and Features of China’s Basic Education Reform and Development Entering the Period of Major Strategic Opportunities.- 3. The Contradictions during China’s Basic Education Reform and Development.- 4. Research on the Chinese Issues to Capture the Formation of New Features in the Future Development of Basic Education.- Part 2 The Theoretical Model Construction.- 5. “Three Powers” Model and Functional Orientation on the Future Development of Basic Education.- 6. Analysis on System Elements to Constitute “Three Powers” Model on the Future Development of Basic Education.- 7. Research on Operation Mechanism of “Three Powers” on Basic Education.- 8. Strategic Significance of the Theoretical Model Building of the Future Development of China’s Basic Education.- Part 3 The Top-Level Design.- 9. Key Elements of the Regional Development Strategy Planning of Basic Education.- 10. Base Types and Modes of the Regional Development of Basic Education: Aggregation and Features.- 11. Analysis on Major Factors to Affect the Regional Strategy of Basic Education.- Part 4 Principal’s Leadership and School Personalization.- 12. Profile, Elements and Value of Principal’s Leadership.- 13. Thinking and Forms of School Curriculum Top-Level Design.- 14. Practical Exploration on the Curriculum Top-Level Design of China’s Primary and Middle School.- 15. New Vision Based on the Future Curriculum Construction.- Part 5 Learning Power and Pedagogical Reform.- 16. Breeding and Highlighting of Learning Power Issue.- 17. Rational Thinking on Four Basic Questions to Construct Learning Power.- 18. Element Analysis and Model Building on Learning Power for Discipline Curriculum.- 19. Practical Exploration on Pedagogical Reform of Curriculum Based on Learning Power.