Centralization and Decentralization Educational Reforms and Changing Governance in Chinese Societies |
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| Editor:
| Mok, Ka-Ho |
| Contribution by:
| Comparative Education Research Centre Staff, |
| Series title: | CERC Studies in Comparative Education |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4020-7809-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2004 |
| Publisher: | Springer London, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $316.95 |
Book Description:
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Globalization has brought dramatic changes to the character and functions of education in most countries around the world. However, the impact of globalization on schools and universities is not uniform. One public-policy strategy that has been widely adopted is decentralization; but there is no consensus on whether centralization or decentralization is more effective to improve organization and management in education. This book is contextualized in the literature on...
More DescriptionGlobalization has brought dramatic changes to the character and functions of education in most countries around the world. However, the impact of globalization on schools and universities is not uniform. One public-policy strategy that has been widely adopted is decentralization; but there is no consensus on whether centralization or decentralization is more effective to improve organization and management in education.
This book is contextualized in the literature on globalization, and examines how policies of decentralization have affected the running of education in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shanghai, Singapore, Macau and Mainland China. It analyzes the strategies that the governments of the selected societies have adopted in reforming the structure of education systems, mobilizing different forces to create more educational opportunities, and devising new measures to assure quality in the education sector.