我国改革开放三十年来教育领域取得了很大的成绩，也有许多好的政策和实践案例，但是这些政策和案例在国际上讲得很少，特别是以国际上能够理解的术语和概念系统加以阐述和分析的更少，导致教育改革在国内轰轰烈烈，在国外却很少为人所知。本书主要对中国基础教育课题作了探讨和研究，全书共分8个章节，可供各大专院校作为教材使用，也可供从事相关工作的人员作为参考用书使用。

  Basic Education in China provides a general overview of the development of basic education in China in the past decades. In China, the term "basic education" is normally used to include pre-school education, primary education, and academic-oriented secondary education （vocational secondary education is excluded）. The book starts with a brief historical review on the development of basic education in China since the establishment of its modern school system. It then examines the recent development of policies and practices in the fields of pre-school education, admission arrangements at primary and secondary levels for both public and private schools, school curriculum, financing of basic education, examinations and assessments, teacher education, special education, and basic education for rural-urban migrant children in China. The analyses in the book are mainly based on national legislation, government regulations, and local follow-up activities.

  The book is intended for researchers, policy makers, and practitioners in the field of basic education.

Series Editors' Preface

Preface

1 Pre-school Education

 1.1 Responsibilities

 1.2 Objectives and Guiding Principles

 1.3 The Content of Pre-school Education

 1.4 The Funding of Pre-school Education

 1.5 The Operation of Kindergartens

 1.6 Development of Pre-school Education in the New Century

2 School Admission Arrangements

 2.1 School Catchment Area

 2.2 Admission to Public Schools

 2.3 Admission to Private Schools

 2.4 Special Arrangements for Non-local Children

 2.5 Admission to Senior Secondary Schools

 2.6 Parental Choice

3 School Curriculum

 3.1 Three-level Management of School Curriculum

 3.2 The Structure of Basic Education Curriculum

 3.3 National Curriculum Criteria

 3.4 The Development and Regulation of School Textbooks

 3.5 The Relevance to the World of Life

 3.6 School-based Curriculum Development

 3.7 Comprehensive Practice Activities

4 Financing of Basic Education

 4.1 The Responsibility of the Central Government

 4.2 The Responsibility of Local Governments

 4.3 The Pay and Conditions of Teachers

 4.4 School Operating Expenditure

 4.5 School Capital Investment

 4.6 Student Support System

 4.7 Some Facts and Figures

5 Examinations and Assessments

 5.1 The Development of JSECEs

 5.2 Recent Reforms of JSECEs: the Case in Zhejiang Province

 5.3 The Development and Reforms of SSECEs

 5.4 The Development of University Entrance Examinations

 5.5 New University Entrance Examination System in Zhejiang Province

 5.6 Student Assessment

 5.7 Teacher and School Assessment

6 Teacher Education

 6.1 Pre-service Teacher Education

 6.2 Reforms on Pre-service Education of Primary School Teachers

 6.3 Qualified Teacher Status

 6.4 Induction Training of New Teachers

 6.5 Teachers Continuing Education

 6.6 National Teacher Education Network

 6.7 Capacity Building of Teachers in Education Technology

 6.8 Free Teacher Education Project

 6.9 Teacher Training for the Implementation of New Curriculum Reforms

 6.10 Professional Master's Degree in Education

7 Speeial Edueation

 7.1 General Guidelines

 7.2 Modalities of Schooling

 7.3 Special Education Curriculum

 7.4 Teacher Training

 7.5 The Case in Zhejiang Province

 7.6 Future Directions

8 Basic Education of Rural-Urban Migrant Children

 8.1 Background

 8.2 National Policies

 8.3 Local Responses

 8.4 Innovative Practice in Schools

 8.5 Future Directions

References

Index