Education Globalization (China's Perspective and Issues)

Author: Wu Zhihui
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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 a collection of essays: Wu Zhihui's Education Globalization: Chinese Perspectives and Issues, Yang Xiaowei's School Reform in the Process of Globalization: A Methodological Perspective, and Ye Lan et al.'s Diagnosis and Countermeasures for School Reform in the Context of Globalization and Informatization. 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 supported by the Humanities and Social Sciences Base of the Ministry of Education, undertaken by the Institute of Basic Education Reform and Development. As the editor-in-chief stated 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, making it a product of the reform of China's social science 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, offering critical evaluations. From the perspective of China and its specific issues, the author also discusses the topic of "education globalization." School Reform in the Process of Globalization: A Methodological Perspective focuses on the historical evolution of methodologies in school reform and the contemporary pluralistic state, set against the backdrop of globalization and the localization processes in several major countries. The methodological issues of school reform proposed in this book hold significant inspirational value. Diagnosis and Countermeasures for School Reform in the Context of Globalization and Informatization is a collection of essays, primarily divided into 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: "Investigation Reports," including: an investigation report on the state of basic education reform in China's primary and secondary schools, school reform in the context of social change—a survey of 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 of China and Japan on the impact of social environment 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.