Educational Policy of China

China's seven main educational goals are:

1) Extend nine-year compulsory education to cover most of the country.

2) Popularize senior high school education on a trial basis in the big cities.

3) Have the majority of new farmers receive some vocational education.

4) Have all new industry workers receive some vocational/technical training.

5) Develop the moral and ethical character of the whole labor force.

6) Remodel institutions of higher learning and their educational programs.

7) Emphasize the development of 100 universities and a group of key disciplines needed for the next century. (Education Enjoys Renewed Favor, 8-11).

China began to reform its educational system in 1978 (Education Enjoys Renewed Favor, 8). In June of 1994, China held i

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s will have to compete in the open market place for jobs and business. The push for higher educational standards will have to overcome the acceptance by parents in the United States of a mediocre education. Mediocre education will not prepare students to excel in the more competitive world economy. For most students, parents feel, just spending time at school is enough to learn to live in this country. The people who believe this, think that by pushing the average student to reach a higher level of academics or vocational education are giving the student an inappropriate education. They think athletics, social time, and T.V. time are equally important to a well rounded child (Ravitch 35). In China the culture respects education. This means that it is easier to implement educational reform. The system of government also plays a roll in educational reform. China has a top down direction for implementing policy changes. The effort to improve China's school system can be mandated from the government. Premier Li Peng has said that education must be a priority to allow the socialist market economy to work. Therefore, the changes he wishes will be made. The teachers' salaries will increase, the percentage of the GNP devote
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