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In place of a distributive justice perspective which focuses simply on equal access to universities, this book presents a broader understanding of the relationship between Chinese higher education and economic and social change. The necessity for research on the place of universities in contemporary Chinese society may be seen from current debates about and policy…

In recent years there has been an increase in awareness of social justice, equality and rights issues among Chinese citizens including university teachers (Li, 2011). The higher education (HE) sector is an important example of this because of its potential for developing and disseminating new ideas about a just society, and in influencing policy-makers. An…

It is clear that graduates from Chinese higher education, like their counterparts elsewhere in the world, expect to find employment which provides a return on the investment they and their families have made in their formal education and training. They aspire also to employment appropriate to the level of education they have achieved and which…

This article explores children’s responses to a single question: ‘If someone gave you £1 million today, what would you do with it?’ Although such an exploration might seem trivial, we argue that their responses provide important insights into children’s values and priorities. One-third intend to spend it all, one quarter to save it. But the…

Higher education is recognized as vital to any balanced development strategy. However, for several decades higher education was an afterthought in development policy, it being seen as a poor use of scarce resources. Two trends have changed this – recognition of the public goods character of higher education and the importance of knowledge economies, and…

Mae’r adroddiad terfynol hwn yn cyflwyno prif ganfyddiadau’r gwerthusiad. Fe’u trefnir mewn pedair prif bennod: gweithredu’r Cyfnod Sylfaen; ymarfer y Cyfnod Sylfaen effaith y Cyfnod Sylfaen dadansoddiad economaidd o’r Cyfnod Sylfaen. Mae’r bennod olaf yn trafod goblygiadau’r canfyddiadau hyn gydag argymhellion cysylltiedig.

The changes in the world today are characterized by new levels of complexity and contradiction. These changes generate tensions for which education is expected to prepare individuals and communities by giving them the capability to adapt and to respond. This publication contributes to rethinking education and learning in this context. It builds on one of…

This chapter traces the way in which national and local policies have at different times favoured selective or non-selective admissions arrangements in English secondary schools. It shows how, for most of the past century, the key issue of contention in political and educational debates was whether and how to select for a bipartite system on…

The purpose of this study is to explore curricular and young people’s orientations to, and representations of, the areas in which they live contrasted against curricular representations of place in Wales. This is accomplished through a mixed methods approach incorporating statistical and content analysis. Responses were coded with a positive, neutral or negative value and…

Mae’n defnyddio: 239 o arsylwadau ystafell ddosbarth a lleoliad 341 o gyfweliadau ag ymarferwyr 604 o ymatebion i arolwg gan ysgolion a lleoliadau 37 o gyfweliadau ag Awdurdodau Lleol 4 cyfweliad â sefydliadau nas cynhelir.