1st Edition

Becoming and Being a Moral-Political Education Teacher Exploring Chinese Teachers' Experiences, 1978-2018

By Huaxin Yang Copyright 2026
264 Pages
by Routledge

Providing authentic insights into the “China model” of citizenship education, this book draws on lived experiences to offer an exploration into the professional lives of Chinese moral-political education teachers between 1978 and 2018. Rooted in Confucian philosophical and ethical frameworks shared across Asian countries, the study employs a distinctive theoretical framework of state... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Being a Moral-Political Education Teacher in the Policy Discourse: The Chinese State's Portrayal

3. Becoming a Moral-Political Education Teacher in the Reform Era: Professional Socialization from Pre-Service to In-Service

4. Practicing as a Moral-Political Education Teacher in Secondary School: Adaptation and Multiple Roles

5. Teaching as a Moral-Political Education Teacher in the Classroom: Instructional Consistency and Customization

6. Conclusion

Biography

Huaxin Yang holds a doctorate in the sociology of education from the Education University of Hong Kong. She completed formal teacher training at East China Normal University and served as a secondary school teacher of moral-political education before working as a lecturer at Guangxi Minzu University, China.