An authoritative look at recent developments in China's approach to educating its young--and what it means for the rest of the world

Covering psychological ideology, moral education, and current reforms, The History of Chinese Modern Educational Thought summarizes recent developments in Chinese education practices. It introduces the phases of contemporary educational thought in China--the start-up period, the exploration period, the chaotic period, the reconstruction period, and the development period--and discusses the educational ideals held by leaders of three generations in the country: Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Zemin.

Zhu Yongxin (Beijing, China) is a member of National People's Congress Standing Committee, vice chairman of Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD), and vice president of Chinese Society of Education (CSE). He also works as a professor and PhD supervisor in Suzhou University.