TY - CHAP
T1 - The development of comparative education research on chinese educational policy reform
T2 - An introduction
AU - Wiseman, Alexander W.
AU - Huang, Tiedan
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - As China's educational policy and reforms continue to evolve and adjust to shifting social, economic, and political conditions, this chapter provides a template for conceptually framing education research on and in China. To do so this chapter first identifies focus areas in comparative education research related to China, which reflect researcher perspective, perceived advantage, and demonstrated resistance to these educational policy reforms. The authors develop a conceptual framework for comparatively understanding education research on and in China, which focuses on the intersection of comparative education themes, institutional change agents or methods, and Chinese educational reform topics. This conceptual framework specifically accounts for overlap, complexity, and the evolving nature of educational policy reform in China. This chapter concludes by emphasizing the importance of comparative education researchers, national policymakers, and consumers of the research using new data and methods as they become available to continue to revise understandings of Chinese educational policy and reform.
AB - As China's educational policy and reforms continue to evolve and adjust to shifting social, economic, and political conditions, this chapter provides a template for conceptually framing education research on and in China. To do so this chapter first identifies focus areas in comparative education research related to China, which reflect researcher perspective, perceived advantage, and demonstrated resistance to these educational policy reforms. The authors develop a conceptual framework for comparatively understanding education research on and in China, which focuses on the intersection of comparative education themes, institutional change agents or methods, and Chinese educational reform topics. This conceptual framework specifically accounts for overlap, complexity, and the evolving nature of educational policy reform in China. This chapter concludes by emphasizing the importance of comparative education researchers, national policymakers, and consumers of the research using new data and methods as they become available to continue to revise understandings of Chinese educational policy and reform.
KW - China
KW - Comparative education research
KW - Conceptual framework
KW - Education policy
KW - Education reform
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864785193&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/S1479-3679(2011)0000015004
DO - 10.1108/S1479-3679(2011)0000015004
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84864785193
SN - 9781780521862
T3 - International Perspectives on Education and Society
SP - 1
EP - 18
BT - The Impact and Transformation of Education Policy in China
A2 - Huang, Tiedan
A2 - Wiseman, Alexander
ER -