The Implementation of Inclusive Education in Beijing Exorcizing the Haunting Specter of Meritocracy |
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| Author:
| Yu, Kai |
| Series title: | Emerging Perspectives on Education in China Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-4698-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2014 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $141.95 |
Book Description:
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The Chinese educational experience illustrates a vacillation between a socialist egalitarian belief and a liberal cost-effective development model. The apex of China's education system has become a privileged meritocracy. By studying battles of ideologies among policy makers and implementers, Kai Yu's The Implementation of Inclusive Education in Beijing develops effective strategies for change in schools where institutional values are contested. This book will help policy researchers...
More DescriptionThe Chinese educational experience illustrates a vacillation between a socialist egalitarian belief and a liberal cost-effective development model. The apex of China's education system has become a privileged meritocracy. By studying battles of ideologies among policy makers and implementers, Kai Yu's The Implementation of Inclusive Education in Beijing develops effective strategies for change in schools where institutional values are contested. This book will help policy researchers decipher the enigma of policy implementation in a centralized system like China.