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A study of the Political Education section of the People's Republic of China's National College Entrance Examination, 1985 to 1990
Abstract
This study attempts to determine the changes in content of the Political Education as revealed in the national entrance examinations from 1985 to 1990. An attempt was made to analyze the content in an effort to answer the question of whether there is a relationship between the changes in leadership, content of the curriculum, and the examination. The author has obtained and translated six examinations and official answers into English which could be helpful to those who are concerned professionally. The study is divided into six chapters. Chapter I is an introduction briefly describing the problems, the hypothesis, sources and methods used in this study. Chapter II analyzes examination format. Chapter III focuses on the presence of themes that are consistent over the years, the determination of whether or not there are changes in emphasis and if there were inherent contradictions. Chapter IV explores the relationship between the changes of the content in the examination, political events including the changes of the leadership. In Chapter V, the major topic is to connect the Political Education of present day China with its historical antecedents. The premise being that one can not understand today's Political Education without taking into consideration China's past. Chapter VI is a summary of the major findings of the study. The primary finding of the study is that there is a positive correlation between the Party Leadership, the Political Education content and the national college entrance examination. The content of the curriculum in secondary school only changes when the political leadership desire such a change. The national entrance examination reflects and reinforces the thinking of the Party's leadership and its philosophy. Political Education in the People's Republic of China is to insure the continuance of the Party and therefore is designed to develop conformity.
Subject Area
Curriculum development
Recommended Citation
Yao, Renlai, "A study of the Political Education section of the People's Republic of China's National College Entrance Examination, 1985 to 1990" (1993). Doctoral Dissertations Available from Proquest. AAI9408365.
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