Paradigm Shift of Education Governance in China Two Compulsory Educa

The book addresses the paradigm shift in education governance in China through a study of two legislation episodes in China: the 1986 Compulsory Education Law and the 2006 Compulsory Education Law Amendment. The research began with two broad questions: ho

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Paradigm Shift of Education Governance in China Two Compulsory Education Legislation Episodes: 1986 vs 2006

Paradigm Shift of Education Governance in China

Yan Wang

Paradigm Shift of Education Governance in China Two Compulsory Education Legislation Episodes: 1986 vs 2006

Yan Wang National Institute of Education Sciences Beijing, China

ISBN 978-3-662-59513-8    ISBN 978-3-662-59515-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-59515-2 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin, Germany

Acknowledgments

This book is a revised version of my Ph.D. thesis. I find acknowledgments difficult because of the length of the list of people who contributed to the research and whose support merits more detailed description. Special thanks should be paid to my supervisor, Prof. Cheng Kai-Ming, who went to great lengths to guide me through my research and who made my doctoral studies a valuable and rewarding experience. I am deeply appreciative of his patient and inspiring supervision and his open-mindedness to different approaches to research. I benefited not only from his accomplished expertise but also from his style of scholarship which shaped “me” in many ways in light of such an ethnographic study. I would also like to express my gratitude to my co-supervisor, Prof. Wong Kam-cheung, whose support and advice enhanced my  confidence in the process. I would like to express my deep thanks to those who participated in interviews, without whom, the research could not have been possible. I am very appreciative of the participants’ support as well as what I learned from them. In the ethnographic convention, they are “teachers”