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Article: A Changing Nation: Issues Facing Chinese Teachers
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- Kappa Delta Pi Record
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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In the midst of a nation undergoing great change, Chinese teachers encounter new challenges as they face the task of educating the nation's youth.
As China charges forward into modernity, the nation is confronted with major economic and social changes. China's one-child policy and economic growth, for example, have altered the values and attitudes of parents, thereby creating new challenges for Chinese teachers. In addition, nontraditional ways of thinking in China's youth have led to a variety of classroom concerns.
What are the particular issues facing Chinese teachers in K-12? Findings from a qualitative study reveal problems teachers face in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
The ...