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Educational Goals in China & the U.S.

COMPARING EDUCATIONAL GOALS IN CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES

This research compares the educational goals of China with those of the United States. The major educational goals of the two countries are identified, and this identification is followed by a comparative discussion of the two sets of goals.

There are seven major goals for Chinese education. These goals are as follows:

1. Nine-year compulsory education will be expanded to most part of the country by 2000.

2. Senior high school education will be promoted in the nation's larger cities.

3. A majority of young persons in agricultural areas will receive some vocation education by 2000.

4. All new hires in business enterprises will receive some vocational/technical education by 2000.

5. A goal of Chinese education will be the development of the moral and ethical character of the nation's workforce.

6. The curricula of institutions of higher learning will be restructured to provide greater emphasis on the country's economic requirements, as opposed to political imperatives.

7. The curricula of graduate-level disciplines will be enhanced to improve the quality of students graduating from such programs.

Major Educational Goals of the United States

There are six major goals for American education. These goals are as follows:

1. All children will be ready to learn at school entry age.

2. The high school graduation rate will be increased to 90 percent by 2000.

3. Students will be required to demonstrate competence in core subjects.

4. American students will score above the students of all other nations in mathematics and science achievement tests.

5. Adult functional literacy will be 100 percent by 2000.

6. All schools will be drug-free by 2000.

In the context of early childhood education, the United States ranks near the bottom of the class (Caminiti 148-153). Nearly every other major industrialized nationĂ¹and even so...

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