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Between Centralization And Decentralization: Changed Curriculum Governance In Chinese Education After 1986, Tingting Qi
Between Centralization And Decentralization: Changed Curriculum Governance In Chinese Education After 1986, Tingting Qi
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China’s curriculum system has been undergoing substantial transformations since 1986. In response to public criticism of the highly prescribed national curriculum, the central state of China is attempting to build a more inclusive system which is composed of national curriculum, province curriculum and school-based curriculum. The new curriculum system accommodates more flexibility in carrying out national curriculum policies and even encourages local input in curriculum development and management. Apparently, the current curriculum reform in China is moving toward decentralization.
The purpose of this work is to demonstrate the complexity of decentralization reform in China’s curriculum system and examine the dynamics …