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Neo-Liberal Education Policy in China

Issues and Challenges in Curriculum Reform

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A quick glance at the historical developments of China since the early 1980s, and particularly focusing on the introduction of market reforms and the Open Door policy (Guan, 2000) reflects the nation’s deliberate move away from a centrally planned regime to one where markets perform a greater role.

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  • Curriculum Reform
  • Shanghai Municipal Education Commission
  • School Autonomy
  • Economy Competency
  • Ideological Assumption

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  1. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    Charlene Tan

  2. School of Education, University of New England, Australia

    Vicente Reyes

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Tan, C., Reyes, V. (2016). Neo-Liberal Education Policy in China. In: Guo, S., Guo, Y. (eds) Spotlight on China. Spotlight on China. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-881-7_2

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