Navigating Educational Change in China: Contemporary History and Lived Experiences (Curriculum Studies Worldwide) - Hardcover

Buch 9 von 17: Curriculum Studies Worldwide

Wang, Fang; Lo, Leslie N.K.

 
9783319636146: Navigating Educational Change in China: Contemporary History and Lived Experiences (Curriculum Studies Worldwide)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 3319636146 ISBN 13: 9783319636146
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

This book is a reflection on the complexity of educational change in China through the lens of a senior academic who has occupied many diverse roles in the academe, from political worker to dean of faculty. It narrates his journey through different layers of historical, societal, and institutional transformation while trying to make sense of his own life and work. In this book, the professor is situated at the intersection of history, culture, and society where the search for personal identity becomes a lifelong project. Landmarks in his intellectual journey are used to elucidate the effects of early influences, significant others, challenges and opportunities, human agency, and professional capital. His story illustrates the vicissitudes of a long career that combines scholarship and administration, and offers lessons for survival, advancement, and leadership in the fluid environment of Chinese higher education institutions.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Fang Wang is Associate Professor in Curriculum Studies at the Faculty of Education at Northeast Normal University in Changchun, China, where she received a doctorate degree in curriculum and teaching. 

Leslie N.K. Lo is Professor at the Faculty of Education and a senior research fellow at the Center for Teacher Education Research at Beijing Normal University, China. 

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This book is a reflection on the complexity of educational change in China through the lens of a senior academic who has occupied many diverse roles in the academe, from political worker to dean of faculty. It narrates his journey through different layers of historical, societal, and institutional transformation while trying to make sense of his own life and work. In this book, the professor is situated at the intersection of history, culture, and society where the search for personal identity becomes a lifelong project. Landmarks in his intellectual journey are used to elucidate the effects of early influences, significant others, challenges and opportunities, human agency, and professional capital. His story illustrates the vicissitudes of a long career that combines scholarship and administration, and offers lessons for survival, advancement, and leadership in the fluid environment of Chinese higher education institutions.

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Verlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3319636146
ISBN 13 
9783319636146
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Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
133
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