Investigation into the Perceptions of Students, Parents, and Teachers in China’s Education Reform in Grades 7 and 8

dc.creator	Chun Jian PAN
dc.creator	Lin LI
dc.creator	Ying XIONG
dc.creator	Peter JOONG
dc.date	2009-06-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:21:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:21:19Z
dc.identifier	1307-9298
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ba373c3ec6774463b407b1bd34dbfd96
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/20369
dc.description	The objective of this study was to examine how and to what extent Grades 7 and 8 teachershave implemented educational reforms in China that have had a direct impact on students,teachers, and parents. Major sources of data for this study were separate anonymous surveysfor teachers, students, and parents. The study concluded that teachers and parents liked thereform initiatives. Most teachers were able to make changes that supported the reforms thatinclude curriculum planning, teaching strategies, student evaluation, and special education.Teachers lacked in-service professional development and resources, especially in the ruralareas. Teachers experienced difficulties that arose from the conflict between activity-basedlearning and exam-oriented systems. Parents and society need to change their mindsets ofvaluing exam achievements. Chinese educators are at the crossroads of whether the ‘quality’movement is what the students and society need at this time or make changes in the highstakes examination. Leaders who want to implement change will have to pay attention to thevoices of stakeholders.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education
dc.relation	http://www.iejee.com/1_3_2009/joong.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1307-9298
dc.source	International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 141-154 (2009)
dc.subject	Education reform
dc.subject	international education
dc.subject	middle school
dc.subject	activity-based
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Investigation into the Perceptions of Students, Parents, and Teachers in China’s Education Reform in Grades 7 and 8
dc.type	article