1. Educational Reform in China: An Overview ....................... 1
Yang Dongping
2. Funding for Compulsory Education in Rural Areas ............ 25
Cheng Gang
3. Early Childhood Education in China: Problems and
Solutions ................................................................................. 37
Chu Zhaohui
4. Seeking Balanced Development of Urban and Rural
Compulsory Education .......................................................... 47
Fan Weichen
5. Compulsory Education for Migrant Children:
A Case Study ......................................................................... 57
Han Jialing
6. Educating the Children of Migrant Workers in
Rural Areas ............................................................................ 67
Ye Zhong and Tu Xiaoming
7. Curriculum Reform amid Controversy .............................. 75
Zhai Jinyu
8. Rural Substitute Teachers in China .................................... 83
Zhu Yinnian
9. The Reform of China’s University Entrance
Examination System ............................................................ 97
Wang Xiong and Zhu Zhengbiao
10. Chinese Ethnic Minorities and Bilingual Education:
Progress and Problems ........................................................ 111
Teng Xing and Hai Lu
11. Improving the Quality of Higher Education in China ...... 123
Shen Yushun
12. Bureaucracy in Chinese Universities .................................. 133
Xiong Bingqi
13. The Debt Crisis in China’s Colleges and Universities:
Causes, Resolutions and Contradictions ............................. 145
Lin Li
14. Employment Issues Facing China’s College Graduates ..... 163
Tian Yongpo
15. University Financial Aid Reform ........................................ 175
Shen Hong and Wei Li
16. The Development of Private Schools in China ................. 189
Hu Wei, Xie Ximei and Chai Chunqing
17. Vocational Education Reform in China ............................. 203
Xing Hui and Li Shiwei
18. Art Education in China ....................................................... 215
Li Gongming and Hu Bin
19. The 2007 Societal Push to Develop the Education
System .................................................................................. 223
Wang Sheng
20. Current Status and Future Prospects of Education
Legislation ............................................................................ 233
Song Yanhui
21. Local Educational Systems Innovation ............................... 243
Cong Chunxia
22. Educational Corruption in China ....................................... 251
Ren Jianming
23. The Remedy for Undesirable Academic Practices ............. 263
Jing Jianbin
24. Satisfaction with Chinese Education: A 2007 Survey,
21st Century Education Development Research
Institute ................................................................................ 273
Horizon Research Consultancy Group
25. Confucius Institutes and International Promotion of the
Chinese Language ............................................................... 289
Wang Yan
26. Hong Kong and Macao Recruitment of Mainland
Chinese Students ................................................................. 295
Li Mei and Xue Wenzheng
27. The Education System in Hong Kong in 2007 ................. 309
Zhao Zhenzhou
28. Education in Taiwan in 2007 ............................................. 321
Huang Kunjin
29. 2007 Almanac of Chinese Education,
21st Century Education Development Research
Institute ................................................................................ 333
Index ........................................................................................... 355