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A sketch of the encounter between two academics provides the background for this book. It is observed that previous studies on Chinese education have mainly focused on the system but not the person, and that more attention should be given to the agency of individual educators who work to change the system. The present study is inspired by the emergence of a critical discourse on the lived experiences of individual educators. It attempts to elucidate the intellectual and professional pathways of one Chinese professor who has served as a scholar, teacher, and administrators in Chinese higher education. From interviews that have spanned several years, his views constitute a reflection on the complexity of educational change in China through the lens of a senior academic.
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Lo, L.N.K., Wang, F. (2018). Introduction. In: Navigating Educational Change in China. Curriculum Studies Worldwide. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63615-3_1
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