| Description |
1 online resource (129 pages) |
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Curriculum Studies Worldwide |
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Curriculum studies worldwide.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; Chapter 1 Introduction; Abstract ; The Encounter; Guiding Literature; Purpose of the Book; Methods of Inquiry and Emerging Themes; The Choice of Teacher Yu; References; Chapter 2 Memories and Imageries; Abstract ; Memories of Family and Childhood Images; Staying in the Academe; Identity Issue 1: What Am I?; Emergence of Scholarly Life; Combining Scholarship and Administration; Leading a "Five-Star Unit"; Venturing Back to School; Identity Issue 2: What Am I Doing?; References; Chapter 3 Sifting Through the Enigma of Tradition and Modernity |
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Abstract The Grip of Tradition; The Cultural Revolution as Tradition; "Banality of Evil" as a Fact of Life; History, Modernity, and Postmodernity; References; Chapter 4 Balancing the Indigenous and the Foreign; Abstract ; The Discovery of "I" and Individuality; The Utilization of Western Ideas and Practices; "Chinese Aura"; Harmonious Convergence Under the Mean; References; Chapter 5 Navigating Educational Change; Abstract ; A Portrait of Career Transitions in Changing Educational Contexts; Forging Identity Amid Changing Roles; Officialism and the Basis of Docility |
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Afterword: The Principal at His SchoolReferences; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book is a reflection on the complexity of educational change in China through the lens of a senior academic who has occupied many diverse roles in the academe, from political worker to dean of faculty. It narrates his journey through different layers of historical, societal, and institutional transformation while trying to make sense of his own life and work. In this book, the professor is situated at the intersection of history, culture, and society where the search for personal identity becomes a lifelong project. Landmarks in his intellectual journey are used to elucidate the effects of early influences, significant others, challenges and opportunities, human agency, and professional capital. His story illustrates the vicissitudes of a long career that combines scholarship and administration, and offers lessons for survival, advancement, and leadership in the fluid environment of Chinese higher education institutions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Educational change -- China
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Education, Higher -- China
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EDUCATION -- Essays.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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EDUCATION -- Reference.
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Education, Higher
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Educational change
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lo, Leslie N. K., author
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| ISBN |
9783319636153 |
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3319636154 |
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