Beyond the Walls: An Initial Exploration of Open Education in Primary Schools

Author: Yang Rong
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: In China's education system, primary and secondary schools mostly implement closed teaching. Schools emphasize entrance rates and scores, which unintentionally restricts students' enthusiasm. Under the reform and opening-up policy, Shanghai Experimental Primary School boldly revolutionized education, broke through the school walls, and adopted open education, achieving remarkable results. This book is the scientific crystallization of their open education practices. In terms of the book's format, it is a research report that combines theory and practical case studies. In terms of content, the school's research is rooted in the practice of educational reform, with over 30% of teachers participating in the research. In terms of the research process, experts are involved throughout, providing guidance and conducting the research. In terms of the composition of the research team, in addition to experts and teachers, students and parents are also involved. All of these aspects make this research more reflective of openness.