Chinese Research Perspectives on Educational Development, Volume 5

This selected translation of Blue Book of Chinese Education 2016 reviews China's education development in 2015. Chapter one offers an overview. Chapters two to four examine rural education in China, including the education of the left-behind children, compulsory education in rural areas, and the working condition of rural teachers. Chapters five to eleven cover educational services, education reform, non-governmental education, training program for teachers, teaching of traditional Chinese culture, the basic values of high-school students, and school bullying. The last three chapters are survey reports of compulsory education development in Chinese cities, math and science education for ethnic minority populations, and education authorities' attitudes toward reform. The seven appendices provide important supplementary materials.