Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures, Editorial Preface, Chart of the Education System, 1. A COMPARATIVIST'S VIEW OF CHINESE EDUCATION, 2. THE EVOLUTION OF MODERN CHINESE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 3. PRIMARY EDUCATION: A TWO-TRACK SYSTEM FOR DUAL TASKS, 4. NEW DIRECTIONS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, 5. HIGHER EDUCATION: THE TENSION BETWEEN QUALITY AND EQUALITY, 6. TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE EIGHTIES, 7. ADULT EDUCATION IN URBAN INDUSTRIAL CHINA: PROBLEMS, POLICIES, AND PROSPECTS, 8. CHINESE-WESTERN SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF CHINESE EDUCATION, Notes and References, Statistical Appendix of Contemporary Educational Provision, Glossary of Chinese characters for the Chinese terms used in the text, The Contributors, Index