Portraits of Chinese Schools

Introduction Disclose the Mysteries of Chinese School.- Part I Principals of Chinese School.- The Selection of Principals in Chinese Primary and Secondary School.- One Day of A Chinese Principal.- Creative Leadership of Outstanding Principals in Chinese Primary and Secondary School.- Part II Teachers of Chinese School.- Images of Teachers in Chinese Society.- One Day of Chinese Head Teachers.- Pursuing meaningful teaching: Teaching and Scientific Research of Chinese Teachers.- Part III Students of Chinese School.- One Day of Chinese Students.- Cultivation of Chinese Students' Collective Identity.- Chinese Students' Experience of the University Entrance Examination.- Part IV Parents of Chinese School.- Parenting Style and Educational Philosophy of Chinese Parents.- One Day of Chinese Parents.- The Hardly School-Choice Process of Chinese Parents.- Part V School organizations of Chinese School.- Chinese High-quality Schools: the Model Senior High School.- The Innovation of Chinese School Organizations: Reform of Educational Collectivization.- The New Model of Chinese School Improvement Process: Relying on the School Culture Construction.- The Epilogue.

Professor. GU Mingyuan, the distinguished professor at Beijing Normal University and a member of the National Education Advisory Committee, as well as the Emeritus President of the Chinese Society of Education, is one of the founders of comparative education in China. For 60 years he has adhered to the principle of "Based on China and Broaden Eyes to the Whole World" and is active in education research. He successively finished more than 600 articles and 40 books. Significant works include LU Xun's Educational Thoughts and Practices (published in both Chinese and Japanese), Comparative Education, The Cyclopedia of Education, Education in the USSR After World War II, National Cultural Traditions and Education Modernization, Education in China and Abroad: Perspective from a Lifetime in Comparative Education, Cultural Foundations of Chinese Education, Chinese Education Encyclopedia, and etc. Professor Gu Mingyuan has not only made great achievements in educational theory but also has hada significant impact in the field of educational practice. He participated in and witnessed almost all of the major education reforms in the 60 years since the founding of the New China, while persistently spreading the love of education throughout the country. He actively participated in international academic exchange and cooperation and achieved great achievements in teaching, research and social service. His outstanding contributions achieved a high degree of recognition in both domestic and foreign academic circles. In 2001 he received an honorary Doctorate of Education from the Hong Kong Institute of Education, and was named Honorary Professor by the Teachers College of Columbia University in 2008. In 2009 he received honorary doctorate degrees from both the University of Macau and Soka University of Japan. In 2014 Professor Gu was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Wu Yuzhang Foundation, the most influential award in the field of social science in China.

Dr. Ma

"The book illustrates the highly structured nature of Chinese schools and gives detailed information on exam-oriented education ... . This book is a fascinating read for those interested in the current situation and characteristics of the Chinese school system at basic education level." (Kenglin LAI and Jing LIN, Frontiers of Education in China, Vol. 12 (3), 2017)