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The Compulsory Education Policy in China: The Perspective of Curriculum and Teaching Materials

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This chapter examines the compulsory education policy development from the perspective of curriculum and teaching materials. The effective implementation of compulsory education curriculum and teaching materials policy are related to the quality of the national population, which is an important reflection of the comprehensive strength of the country, and is also an important way to protect the basic educational rights of school-age children and promote the all-round development of children. The hierarchical management system of curriculum and teaching materials established since the Reform and Opening-up is an important embodiment of China’s compulsory education curriculum and teaching materials policy. It will help us summarize and reflect on our country compulsory education curriculum and textbook development experience by carding the changes of the policy process, and adopt a multidisciplinary perspective analysis, to better promote the development of compulsory education for the future provide a reference basis, so as to better promote national comprehensive strength, for the early realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation the Chinese dream.

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Li, J., Xue, E. (2021). The Compulsory Education Policy in China: The Perspective of Curriculum and Teaching Materials. In: Compulsory Education Policy in China. Exploring Education Policy in a Globalized World: Concepts, Contexts, and Practices. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6358-8_3

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