Empowered Educators in China: How High–Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality

INDICE: Foreword vii .Acknowledgments xi .About the Sponsoring Organizations xv .About the Authors xvii .Online Documents and Videos xix .Chapter 1 The Surprising Success of Shanghai Students 1 .This Study 3 .Chapter 2 Situating Shanghai in China s National Education Policy Context 5 .Education Financing in China 7 .Building and Reforming China s Educational System through Policy 10 .Establishing the Modern Chinese School System: 1986 Compulsory Education Law 12 .Seeking Educational Improvement: 1995 Education Law 15 .Expanding Access to Educational Opportunities: Reform in 2001 16 .Addressing National Equity Issues: Compulsory Education Law Revisited in 2006 20 .Expanding Access and Shifting the Curriculum Focus: 2020 National Educational Reform Plan 21 .Chapter 3 China s Educational System Today 25 .Governance of the National Education System 27 .The Teaching Population in China 30 .Chapter 4 Education in Shanghai 33 .Geography and History of the City 33 .Shanghai s Schools and Students 35 .Meeting the Needs of Migrant Children in Shanghai s Schools 37 .Controversy about Migrant Children and the PISA Exam Results 38 .Governance of the Shanghai Education System 41 .Education Financing in Shanghai 42 .Family Commitment to Education in Shanghai 43 .Educational Reform Efforts in Shanghai 44 .Reforms in Curriculum and Teaching 45 .Improving the Overall Quality of Schools 47 .Chapter 5 Teaching in China and Shanghai 53 .Teaching within the Chinese Culture 53 .Establishing Teaching as a Profession: National Teacher Laws and Regulations in the 1990s 55 .Ensuring Ongoing Quality of Teachers: 2004 Continuing Education Requirements 58 .Current Focus on Quality and Distribution of Teaching Expertise: Teachers in the 2020 Plan 58 .Responding to the 2020 Plan: 2011 Teaching Standards in China 60 .How School Structure Shapes Teachers Work 62 .The Class Grouping of Students 62 .Organizing the Physical Space of the School 63 .Teachers as Curriculum Specialists 64 .The School Schedule 67 .Examinations 68 .Teaching Practices in China 69 .Teaching and Learning in Shanghai 71 .Chapter 6 Teacher Preparation in China and Shanghai 79 .Teacher Preparation Minimum Expectations 79 .Teacher Preparation Program Design 82 .Teacher Certifi cation Exams 88 .Recruiting and Hiring Teachers in Shanghai 89 .Inducting Beginning Teachers in Shanghai 93 .Chapter 7 Supporting Teacher Professional Learning in Shanghai 97 .Teacher Professional Learning in Shanghai 97 .Career Ladders and Leadership for Teachers 109 .Teacher Compensation and Evaluation 114 .Chapter 8 Conclusion: How Teaching Culture, Policies, and Practices Support Student Performance 119 .References 125

• ISBN: 978-1-119-36965-3
• Editorial: Jossey Bass
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 156
• Fecha Publicación: 27/04/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés