1st Edition

(Un)learning from the Other Chinese Education in and beyond the Shadow of PISA Success

By Yun You Copyright 2027
178 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book critically examines the discourses and policy responses surrounding China's success in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), offering alternative approaches to engaging with Chinese education through a nuanced understanding of its experiences and intellectual traditions. China’s exceptional PISA performance has ignited a global conversation on 'learning from... Read more

1. Introduction: Chinese education as a new global model?  2. Representation: Making sense of China’s PISA success  3. Referencing: “What works” based on China’s PISA success  4. Revisiting: Chinese education beyond China’s PISA success  5. Conclusion: A decolonial (un)learning from Chinese education

Biography

Yun You is an Associate Professor at East China Normal University. Her research explores how Chinese intellectual resources and their dialogues with diverse onto-epistemic traditions may inspire modern education to nurture social and ecological relationality and interdependency for better shared futures.