Competition and compassion in Chinese secondary education /

Competition and Compassion in Chinese Secondary Education examines the nature of academic competition in Chinese schools and demonstrates its debilitating effects on adolescents' psychosocial development. Zhao shows how global economic competition induces changes in national education policies,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zhao, Xu, 1970 June 30- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2015]
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Palgrave studies on Chinese education in a global perspective.
Subjects:	Education, Secondary > Social aspects > China. Academic achievement > Social aspects > China. Educational psychology > China. Competition (Psychology) EDUCATION / Educational Psychology. EDUCATION / Multicultural Education. EDUCATION / Students & Student Life. PSYCHOLOGY / Education & Training. EDUCATION / Secondary. PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adolescent. PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.

Table of Contents:

Promoting Competition : A Dramatic Shift of Discourse
Reducing Competition : The Cat and Mouse Game
The Friendship Dilemma : Competition and Emotional Isolation
"What's Your Friend's Ranking Position?" Parental Peer-Related Beliefs and Practices
The Ratty Shoe Case : Friendship and Compassion / with Robert L. Selman
Adolescents' Perspectives on China's Social Problems / with Robert L. Selman and Helen Haste
Can Education be Both Competitive and Compassionate? / with Robert L. Selman.