Distilling Chinese Education into 8 Concepts

By (author) Ovid K. Wong

Publication date:

08 March 2017

Length of book:

136 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Dimensions:

234x160mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781475821932

This book seeks to better understand the intricate elements of Chinese education compared to American education thus helping educators and policy makers to craft win-win decisions in the education encounter of the dragon and the eagle. Many educators are pulling their hair trying to understand how to work well with new Chinese immigrant students and their parents. To get the job done, one has to go beyond the superficial language translation to understanding the culture that shapes the base foundations of learning and thinking.

Dedication
List of Figures
Foreword by James Ip
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Chapter 1: SUCCESS
Chapter 2: MERITOCRACY
Chapter 3:PARENTS
Chapter 4: SCHOOLING
Chapter 5:CRAM SCHOOLS
Chapter 6: EXAMINATIONS
Chapter 7: FACE
Chapter 8: RELATIONSHIPS
Afterword
Appendix I
References
About the Author

Dr. Ovid Wong brilliantly integrates cultural values with school and societal scenarios to explain how the seven key concepts in Chinese education lay the intellectual foundations to achieve the eighth – success in life. This book serves as a generous academic contribution to the U.S. school systems by Professor Wong, who once again delivers yet another valuable lesson to his readers!