Rethinking Education in China

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Western countries are impressed by the performance of China's schools in international tests and search for the secrets of their success, but are we overlooking the punishing nature of elite schooling in China and its role in increasing inequality? Guest: Professor Edward Vickers (Comparative Education, Kyushu University), co-author of Education and Society in Post-Mao China (Routledge 2017). Follow La Trobe Asia on Twitter: www.twitter.com/LaTrobeAsia Follow James Leibold on Twitter: www.twitter.com/JLeibold

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