The Importance Of Education In China

This secondary source authored by Eva Huang, John Benson and Ying Zhu reports on the importance of education on China traditionally, socially, and politically. The role of education development and the competition for limited spots in schools and jobs have on society. The obsession with education in government policies and how it lead to a national development strategy. The authors assert that the development of the Chinese education system is good for China’s changing economy by boosting the growth of the educational workforce. This is a useful article to have read for my research because it helps the reader to get to know how China’s education system works because of the detail it goes into when describing how the various groups get impacted by education.

This secondary source authored by Chusei Suzuki and Hoklam Chan reports on how education in China is very important socially. It reports on how the education system was developed and how it works. The authors also describes how the trends of education tend to be. The authors asserts that the social sciences and humanities receive more attention in education than in earlier years and many leaders still view them with suspicion so the resources devoted to them are small. This is a useful article to read to better understand how China’s education system works and the history behind why the education system is shaped in the way that it is. This article is written for people with little knowledge about China’s education.