Chinese Education in a Changing Global Landscape Projects, Policies and Practices from Schools to Universities

Introduction Tingting Yuan

Overview of Book

Part 1: Education, China and International Relations
1. Rethinking the EU - China cooperation in higher education: Bilateral responses to global change Jiajie Liu
2. Assessing the implementation of China’s educational policies in higher education institutions in the context of global expansion Tianyin Liu
3. From Confucius Institute to Luban Workshop: China’s evolving education policies in Africa Tingting Yuan and Ning Ma

Part 2: Chinese education facing global uncertainties and competition
4. Deciphering ‘Chinese characteristics’: Insights from ‘the China Discipline Evaluation of Chinese characteristics’ and its implications Yiran Zhou
5. Marginalised ‘nation-builders’: The effects of the combination of nationalism and neoliberalism in China on rural and urban students in English language education at the compulsory education stage Hang Lu
6. Reflections on an innovative science teachers’ education programme in China Xiaomei Yan and Hao Yin

Part 3: Addressing global to local in Chinese classrooms
7. Tong Ke Yi Gou: A localised form of teacher inquiry in China Siying Chen, Anthony Clarke, Wei Liao, Li Yuan and Xudong Zhu
8. Three approaches to education for international understanding in Chinese schools Jun Teng and Fanshu Gong
9. International understanding through curriculum design: New practice from an experimental international school in Guangdong Shuying Li

Part 4: Teaching and researching in international education on Chinese campuses
10. The teaching of comparative education in China: Development, challenges and future trends Baocun Liu
11. The current status, issues, and trends of comparative education research in Beijing institutions from 2013 to 2023 Leina Shen, Wenxia Yu and Yangwei Wu
12. Promoting international understanding in China: University English language teachers’ dilemmas and voices Enze Guo

Biography

Tingting Yuan is a researcher and lecturer at the School of Education, University of Nottingham, UK.

Catherine A. Simon is a Visiting Research Fellow and Teaching Fellow at Bath Spa University, UK, and an Education Studies consultant in Higher Education.

“With its multidimensional landscape and rich detail, this book presents the latest developments in Chinese education from a global perspective, highlighting China’s efforts to fulfil its commitments to SDG4 and promote international understanding. Undoubtedly, it is an essential read for the international community to rethink Chinese education in the 21st century.”

Mingyuan Gu, Distinguished Professor of Beijing Normal University, Honorary Professor of Teachers College, Columbia University, US 

“We cannot consider international educational development without thoroughly giving thought to each country’s context, including cultural, geographical and societal influences. This book uniquely details education in Chinese schools and universities. Its use of empirical research and consideration of international influences on practice make this a valuable addition to the book series.”

Zeta Williams-Brown, Professor for Inclusive Education, University of Wolverhampton, UK

“In international and comparative education, China is often discussed through a familiar set of binaries: openness versus control, global integration versus national security, and rapid modernisation versus cultural tradition (Vickers and Chen 2024). In today’s geopolitical climate, these oppositions have become even more pronounced. Chinese Education in a Changing Global Landscape arrives at a timely moment by moving beyond such reductive dichotomies and offering a more nuanced account. Bringing together predominantly Chinese scholars based both within China and overseas, the volume provides an ‘internal’ perspective on how Chinese education has responded to, negotiated with, and been reshaped by changing global conditions.”

Peng Zhang, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK