History and Citizenship Education in Post-Mao China - Politics, Policy, Praxis

This book examines the development of education in China over the past three decades, exploring the ways in which the `contradictions¿ within and between policy prescriptions, pedagogical theory and classroom implementation have been handled where issues of political socialisation, national identification and public morality are at stake.

List of contents

1 Introduction Part 1: Production 2. Theory: Politics and Pedagogy 3. Praxis: Policy Part 2: Transmission 4. Theory: Curriculum 5. Praxis: Textbooks Part 3: Consumption 6. Theory: Teachers and teaching 7. Praxis: Learning Outcomes 8. Conclusion

About the author

Alisa Jones is Northeast Asia Fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University, USA.

Summary

This book examines the development of education in China over the past three decades, exploring the ways in which the ‘contradictions’ within and between policy prescriptions, pedagogical theory and classroom implementation have been handled where issues of political socialisation, national identification and public morality are at stake.

Product details

• Authors: Alisa Jones, Alisa (Stanford University Jones, Jones Alisa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2025
• EAN: 9780415575362
• ISBN: 978-0-415-57536-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia; Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Asia / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, EDUCATION / History, Nationalism, HISTORY / Asia / China, social and political philosophy, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Philosophy and theory of education, Moral & social purpose of education, Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements