Unexpected Realities: Lessons from China’s New English Textbook Implementation

dc.creator	Rui Niu
dc.date	2012-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:09:23Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:09:23Z
dc.identifier	1555-5062
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/eaae43680c7d4e4abd1b9f4b46a447c8
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/12755
dc.description	Although studies have been done in China’s large cities on education policy issues, research is lacking on China’s smaller towns, which are more indicative of the situations throughout China. This article presents lessons learned from studying Chinese English teachers at four different schools that were adopting new English textbooks, in accordance with revised national education policy. Using conflict theory and social action theory as an analytical lens, and combining ethnographic and naturalistic inquiry as research methods, the article reports on the conflicts that the Chinese English teachers confronted as they were adopting the new English textbooks at the classroom level. Analysis of the implementation conflict resulted in lessons learned related to the influence of the traditional cultural and education structures, the impact of policy implementation contexts, and the availability of support systems for teachers. The lessons indicate that future education policymakers in both China and the United States need to be mindful of obstacles that teachers struggle to overcome when implementing new policies.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Simon Fraser University, George Mason University
dc.relation	http://journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index.php/ijepl/issue/view/61
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1555-5062
dc.source	International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, Vol 7, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	china
dc.subject	textbooks
dc.subject	english
dc.subject	lessons
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Unexpected Realities: Lessons from China’s New English Textbook Implementation
dc.type	article