Collection of Research Reports on China's Basic Education Reform under the Background of Globalization and Informatization

Author: Ye Lan et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The series Globalization, Informatization, and School Reform was recently published by East China Normal University Press. The series consists of three relatively independent yet interconnected works and collections of essays: Education Globalization: Chinese Perspectives and Issues by Wu Zhihui, School Reform in the Process of Globalization: A Methodological Perspective by Yang Xiaowei, and Diagnosis and Countermeasures for School Reform in the Context of Globalization and Informatization by Ye Lan et al. The series is a collection of research findings from the major project "Diagnosis and Countermeasures for School Reform in the Context of Globalization and Informatization," a significant research initiative undertaken by the Institute of Basic Education Reform and Development under the humanities and social sciences base of the Ministry of Education. As the editor-in-chief states in the preface, "It is a product of the collaborative efforts and rigorous research of the Institute of Basic Education Reform and Development. It is also a research project funded through a competitive bidding process, and thus a product of the reform of China's social sciences research system." Education Globalization: Chinese Perspectives and Issues was written at a time when the study of "globalization" had become a hot topic. This book clarifies various viewpoints in the concept and theory of "globalization" and explores its relationship with educational reform, providing evaluations. The authors also take the Chinese perspective and issues as their basic stance to discuss the question of "education globalization." School Reform in the Process of Globalization: A Methodological Perspective focuses on the historical evolution of methodology in school reform and its contemporary pluralistic state, set against the backdrop of global progress and the localization processes in several major countries. The methodological issues of school reform proposed in this book hold certain inspirational significance. Diagnosis and Countermeasures for School Reform in the Context of Globalization and Informatization is a collection of essays, primarily composed of three parts: Part 1: Research Reports, including: the final report on the research project "School Education Reform in the Context of Globalization and Informatization," problems and challenges faced by schools in the context of globalization, "Learning Society" from a global perspective and basic education reform, research on school reform in the context of informatization, etc.; Part 2: Survey Reports, including: a survey report on the state of basic education reform in China's primary and secondary schools, school reform in the midst of social change—investigating school reform issues in Shanghai, the current state of quality evaluation in compulsory education: problems and countermeasures, etc.; Part 3: Special Studies, including: a comparative study between China and Japan on the impact of social environmental changes on student development, an analysis of the fundamental components of contemporary moral education in China, reflections on school moral education in the era of globalization, etc.