Educational System
East Asia
- Distance Education in East and South Asia (Pan Asia Networking, International Development Research Centre,
Singapore)
(http://www.PanAsia.org.sg/conference/).
Language: English.
Description: An on-line conference on Distance Education (DE), where you can login, view the discussion threads and even participate in the discussion. Site contents: Welcome Address; Distance Education - China; Hong Kong; Taiwan; South Korea; South-East Asia; Indonesia; South Asia; Bangladesh; India; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka.
Note: Frames capable browser needed!
Information supplied via the Asian Studies WWW Monitor Dec. 8, 1998, by Maria Ng Lee Hoon (MariaNgLeeHoon@idrc.org.sg) &
Bob Pyke Jr (repyke@akron.infi.net).
Added/revised on 11.12.1998 (HL)
China
- China Army Area Handbook - Education and Culture (Andrea Matles Savada and Ronald E. Dolan, U.S. Department of the Army, USA 1994)
(http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/part3).
Language: English.
Description: This page is provided with permission of the Univ. of Missouri - St. Louis by the University of Maryland and contains chapter 4 (Education and Culture) of the Army Area Handbook with the following subsections: (1) Education Policy; (2) The Education System (New Directions; Compulsory Education Law; Key Schools); (3) Primary Education (Primary Schools; Preschool Education; Special Education); (4) Secondary Education (Middle Schools; Vocational and Technical Schools); (5) Higher Education (Background; Modernization Goals in the 1980s; Educational Investment); (6) Teachers; (7) Adult Education (Role in Modernization; Alternative Forms; Literacy and Language Reform); (8) Policy toward Intellectuals (Background; Post-Mao Development); (9) Culture and the Arts.
Added/revised on 15.11.1998 (HL)
- Overview of the Educational System of China (David B. Surowski, Department of Mathematics, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS, USA)
(http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~dbski/publication/overview).
Language: English.
Description: An uncompleted but still useful paper (1996) by David B. Surowski (Professor at Kansas State University, Department of Mathematics), devided into the following sections: Introduction; The Law of Compulsory Education; The Categories Within the Educational System; Educational System Chart; Grading Scale; Administration; Key Schools; Educational and Related Statistics.
Added/revised on 15.11.1998 (HL)
University in Turmoil: The Political Economy of Shenzhen University (Michael Agelasto, publ. 1998)
(http://www.agelastos.com/turmoil/).
Language: English.
Self description: "[...T]he most comprehensive study written to date about a Chinese work-unit. Through considerably rich detail, it portrays the life and times of Shenzhen University [...]. Focusing on administration and finances at the university, it peeks into a world that has been left largely unexplored. Along with the author's companion study, Educational Disengagement: Undermining Academic Quality at a Chinese University, this volume provides a look into the day-to-day operation of a work-unit [...]. Michael Agelasto, until his retirement, was an independent scholar specializing in Chinese education and culture. His dissertation explored the use of social relationships (guanxi) in job procurement by Shenzhen University graduates. He was co-editor of the 1998 compilation Higher Education in Post-Mao China [...]."
Description: This study is based on the author's six-year employment at Shenzhen University.
Site contents: (1) I. The SEZ Environment and University Founding; (2) II. Founding Father Luo Zhengqi (1983-1989); (3) III. New Leadership (1989-1992); (4) IV. A Fleeting Ray of Hope (Cai Delin - 1992-1996); (5) V. Finances and Budgets; (6) VI. Party and Politics; (7) VII. Governance and Participation; (8) VIII. Reputation and Corruption; (9) IX. Conclusion; (includes maps, figures, and tables).
Note: On-line publication (358 pp.) available in PDF format.
Resource suggested via Asian Studies WWW Monitor (11 Jan 2001) by Michael Agelasto.
Added 14 Jan 2001 (HL), last revised 26 Jan 2003 (HL).
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Educational Disengagement: Undermining Academic Quality at a Chinese University (Michael Agelasto, publ. 1998)
(http://www.agelastos.com/disengagement/).
Language: English.
Self description: "[...T]he most comprehensive study written to date about education at a Chinese university [Shenzhen U. - ed.] [...] The study is the culmination of ten years of participant-observation research and relies on the analysis of hundreds of internal documents. Along with the author's companion study, University in Turmoil, it provides insight into the university's pedagogy and knowledge structure and the foreign influences that have shaped the institution. [...] Michael Agelasto, until his retirement, was an independent scholar specializing in Chinese education and culture. His dissertation explored the use of social relationships (guanxi) in job procurement by Shenzhen University graduates. He was co-editor of the 1998 compilation Higher Education in Post-Mao China [...]."
Description: The study is based on the author's six-year employment at Shenzhen University.
Site contents: (1) Contents & Preface; (2) Introduction; (3) I. A University in Perspective; (4) II. Students; (5) III. Teachers and Staff; (6) IV. Knowledge Structure; (7) V. Pedagogy; (8) VI. Foreign Things; (9) VII. Output; (10) VIII. Conclusion: Misadventure in Education; (11) References; (12) Index.
Note: On-line publication (525 pp.) available in PDF format.
Resource suggested via Asian Studies WWW Monitor (11 Jan 2001) by Michael Agelasto.
Added 14 Jan 2001 (HL), last revised 26 Feb 2003 (HL).
Tibet
- The Next Generation - The State of Education in Tibet Today (Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, Dharamsala, India 1997)
(http://www.tibet.com/Humanrights/EduToday/intro.html).
Language: English.
Description: A 1997 report by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, provided by the Government of Tibet in Exile. Content: (0) Introduction; (1) International laws related to education; (2) General background to the state of education in Tibet; (3) Violations concerning access to education; (4) Violations concerning form of education; (5) Violations concerning the content of education; (6) Other violations; (7) Conclusion; (8) Recommendations; Bibliography, Appendices.
Added/revised on 15.11.1998 (HL)
Singapore
- Singapore - A Country Study: Education (Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, USA)
(http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/sgtoc.html#sg0059).
Language: English.
Description: Edited by Barbara Leitch Lepoer in Dec. 1987, this site is part of the the Library of Congress Country Studies: Singapore. On education there are the following subchapters: Education (General); The School System; Education and Singaporean Identity.
Added/revised on 15.11.1998 (HL)
History of Education
- History of the Educational System of China (David B. Surowski, Department of Mathematics, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS, USA)
(http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~dbski/publication/history).
Language: English.
Description: A paper (1996) by David B. Surowski (Professor at Kansas State University, Department of Mathematics), devided into the following sections: Pre-1840 (Imperial Education); 1840-1949 (Opium War - P.R.C.); 1949-1966 (P.R.C. - Cultural Revolution); 1966-1976 (Cultural Revolution); 1976-present (Post-Mao Reforms).
Added/revised on 15.11.1998 (HL)
Course Syllabi and Educational Material
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization (Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Jackson School of International Studies, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA)
(http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/).
Language: English.
Self description: "The goal of this 'visual sourcebook' is to add to the material teachers can use to help their students understand Chinese history, culture, and society. [... We] have [...] prepared substantial units on ten important subject areas spanning the length of Chinese history [...]. Students should be able to view these units before coming to class, much as they would read texts in a sourcebook of primary sources. This out-of-class preparation can provide the basis for classroom discussion, on-line discussion, or written assignments. To facilitate such discussion and analysis, we have included questions designed to make students think about the images they are viewing. To help keep the chronology and geography straight, we have included many maps and a timeline."
Site contents: (1) Geography; (2) Ancient Tombs; (3) Buddhism; (4) Calligraphy; (5) Military Technology; (6) Painting; (7) Homes; (8) Gardens; (9) Clothing; (10) Graphic Arts
Resource suggested by Matthias Arnold, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Added 12 Jun 2002 (HL)
- Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP): Syllabus and Bibliography Collection Online
(http://lama.kcc.hawaii.edu/asdp/).
Resources on Asia for college courses, provided by the Kapiolane Community College, the East-West Center and the Univ. of Hawaii. "This full-text database of Asian studies instructional materials contains course syllabi, bibliographies, and other documents collected by ASDP in the course of its five years of faculty development institutes and workshops. These materials are the core of the database, but other Asianists and instructors of courses dealing with Asian topics are also invited to submit materials to be considered for inclusion in the Collection." This database contains material on the following topics: Accounting; Anthropology; Art; Asia/Comparative; Asian Studies; Bibliographies; Business Administration; Communications; East Asia; Economics; Education; Film; History; International Studies; Literature; Medicine; Miscellaneous; Philosophy; Political Science; Psychology; Religion; Sociology; Social Work; Telecommunications; Theater & Dance; Women's Studies.
Asia for educators (Columbia University, New York, NY, USA)
(http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/).
Language: English.
Cited description: "An initiative of the East Asian Curriculum Project and the Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum at Columbia University, Asia for Educators (AFE) is designed to serve faculty and students in world history, culture, geography, art, and literature at the undergraduate and pre-college levels."
Description: A rich collection of course material mainly focussing on China and Japan.
Contents: (1) View by subject area (Art; Language; Literature; Religion & philosophy; Geography; Population; Society & culture; Economy & trade; Foreign policy & defense; Government & politics; Inventions/ideas; History); (2) View by file type; (3) View by time period; (4) Featured units (Recording the grandeur of the Qing; China & Europe: "What is modern"; The Song dynasty in China; Contemporary Japan: Society & culture; The Mongols in World History); (5) China: a teaching workbook; (6) Columbia teaching guides on Asia; (7) Webcourse East Asia in World history; (8) Travel/study programs; (9) Language study programs; (10) Other world areas; (11) Links; (12) Consortium; (13) Educator's forum; (14) "Education About Asia" (magazine).
Added 25 Dec 2006 (HL)
Ask Asia (The Asia Society, New York, USA)
(http://www.askasia.org/).
Language: English.
Description: This web site is an on-line database of educational material for elementary, middle and high-school level regarding cultural and intercultural knowledge about the Asian region. The Asia Society (est. 1956), which is providing this site, aims at fostering the understanding and communication between Americans and the peoples of Asia and the Pacific.
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Asian Educational Media Service (AEMS) (AEMS/Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA)
(http://www.aems.uiuc.edu/index.las).
Language: English.
Self description: "[...] AEMS offers help in locating audio-visual media resources about Asia and advice in choosing among the many resources available. Our international panels of experts review newly-released materials, and evaluate them for content, accuracy, appeal, and educational usefulness. [...]"
Description: The core of this service is a searchable database containing more than 2500 records with information about educational media (including audio cassettes, video cassettes, films and slides, videodiscs and CD-ROMs) for use in learning and teaching about Asia. Very useful are the detailed reviews provided for many of the records and the newsletter published twice a year.
Added/revised on 26 Jul 1999 (HL)
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Classical Bibliography for Chinese History (Benjamin Elman, East Asian Studies Department, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA)
(http://www.princeton.edu/~classbib/).
Language: English, with parts in Chinese (Big5).
Self description: "This bibliography pulls together materials that Benjamin Elman has been compiling for the past ten years with the help of graduate students. Its intended audience is anyone interested in doing research in Chinese history (broadly defined) but with a focus on the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasty (1644-1911)."
Description: Since this site has been developed for a long period of time by one of the leading experts in Chinese history, its richness of resources and quality of content are almost unmatched on the Internet. After moving to its new address in January 2003 the romanization has been switched to Pinyin and a global search engine has been added to its functionality.
Site contents: (1) Introduction to Classical Chinese Historiography; (2) Relevant Electronic Resources for Chinese Studies; (3) Dictionaries; (4) Selected List Of Bibliographical & Geographical Aids; (5) Biographical Aids; (6) Some Aids For Translating Chinese Official Titles & Institutions; (7) Reference Guide to Classical Book Titles; (8) The Four Parts; (9) Bibliography of Chinese Classics & Literature In Translation With Recent Related Histories; (10) Selected English Bibliography For Chinese Civilization: A Brief Topical and Historical Survey to Ming Times; (11) Sources For The Ming Dynasty; (12) Sources For The Qing Dynasty; (13) Civil and Military Examination Bibliographies.
Added 1996, last revised 18 Jan 2003 (HL)
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Internet East Asian History Sourcebook (Paul Halsall, Fordham University, New York, NY, USA)
(http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/eastasia/eastasiasbook.html).
Language: English.
Description: Collected by Paul Halsall, a historian at Fordham University, New York City, USA, this page offers access to a large selection of texts and images related to East Asian (esp. Chinese) history. Site contents: (1) Cultural Origins; (2) Religious Traditions; (3) Imperial China; (4) Traditional Japan; (5) Korea; (6) The Western Intrusion; (7) Japan as a World Power; (8) China's Disaster: 1840-1949; (9) China Since World War II; (10) Japan Since World War II; (11) Korea Since World War II; (12) Other East Asian Countries; (13) East Asian Genders and Sexualities; (14) Further Resources on East Asian History.
Note: Unfortunately, many links on this page are dead.
Added/revised on 14.02.1999 (HL)
- China: Dim Sum: A Connection to Chinese-American Culture (Angier School, Newton, MA, USA)
(http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/chinadimsumaconnection.html).
Language: English.
Description: Self description: "Dim Sum was designed to enhance awareness and understanding of Chinese-American culture by bringing a taste of the people and culture of China to the students in the Newton Public Schools. Dim Sum can be used by all teachers who want to engage in building basic skills through activities and lesson on China." Site contents: (1) Math; (2) Language Arts; (3) Science; (4) Social Studies; (5) Miscellaneous; (6) The Arts; (7) Celebrations, Holidays, Customs.
Information supplied by Janet Leone-pa .
Added/revised on 17.12.1998 (HL)
- Asian & Pacific Island American History & Literature for K-12 Teachers (Internet School Library Media Center, USA)
(http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/asia.htm).
Language: English.
Description: Site contents: (1) General Sites; (2) Notable Asian Americans; (3) Literature; (4) Media; (5) History; (6) Arts & Entertainment; (7) Associations; (8) Periodicals; (9) Social Issues; (10) ERIC Resources; (11) Japanese Americans; (12) Chinese Americans; (13) Korean Americans; (14) Hmong Americans; (15) East Indian Americans; (16) Vietnamese Americans; (17) Filipino Americans.
Added/revised on 15 Jun 1999 (HL)
Chinese Language Programs in China
General
Study Abroad Asia WWW Virtual Library (Kamal R. Adhikary, University of Texas, Austin, USA)
(http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/stdyabrd/StdyabrdAsia.html).
Language: English.
Description: Supplied note: "This page is mainly set up to help scholars find suitable programs, resources, and other information for studying abroad in Asia. It provides original sources as well as links to other pages related to Study Abroad Asia." (Cited from the Asian Studies WWW Monitor, 28 Jan 1998). The page is part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library project.
Added/revised on 02 Aug 1999 (HL)
- Chinese Language Teachers Association (Links) (Chin. Language Teachers Assoc., Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI, USA)
(http://clta.deall.ohio-state.edu/CLTAlinks/links.htm).
Language: English.
Description: Part of the Chinese Language Teachers Association website, this site contains unannotated links related to the following topics: (1) Chinese Language and Culture Organizations; (2) Language Organizations; (3) Institutions Teaching Chinese; (4) Study Abroad/Internship Programs; (5) Sources on Chinese Teaching and Learning; (6) Resources for Chinese Computing; (7) Sites with Extensive Links to Chinese-related Topics; (8) Employment Opportunity Listing.
Note: Frames capable browser needed!
Added/revised on 02 Aug 1999 (HL)
China
- Beijing: Inter-University Program (IUP) for Chinese Language Studies (Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA & Tsinghua Univ. 清华大学, Beijing, China)
(http://ieas.berkeley.edu/iup/).
Language: English.
Description: Self description: "The Inter-University Board for Chinese Language Studies (IUB) exists to develop and promote Chinese language programs which will enable selected graduate, undergraduate, and professional students to achieve broad and independent competence in written and spoken Chinese and to develop reading skills needed for academic research or other professional use." The programs include an academic year program as well as summer intensive programs.
Added on 24.02.1999 (HL), last revised 4 Dec 2002 (JH).
- University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC) (University of Nevada, Reno, USA)
(http://usac.unr.edu/).
Language: English.
Self description: "USAC is a consortium of 21 U.S. and foreign universities that provide quality study abroad programs overseas. USAC staff work closely with on-site program directors to ensure that students receive the personalized care and attention they deserve. [...] USAC China Program students can choose between two academic tracks. You can enroll in the 9-12 credit intensive Chinese language tracks and take one or two elective area studies courses, or you can choose to take a single four credit course in elementary Chinese and up to four area studies courses, selecting from Chinese history, literature in translation, government and politics, economics, culture and society, and anthropology, all taught in English."
Description: USAC offers semester and academic year programs as well as summer programs at Sichuan Union University 四川联合大学, Chengdu, China.
Added 28 Jun 2000 (HL)
- Tianjin: College of International Education 国际教育学院 (Tianjin University of Technology 天津理工大学, Tianjin, China)
(http://www.tjut.edu.cn:82/gjjy/).
Language: Chinese (GB), English, Japanese, Korean.
Self description: "The College of International Education (CIE) of Tianjin University of Technology (TUT) is a school established especially for recruiting international students and students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan for TUT, offering courses in Chinese language study and programs for bachelor's and master's degrees in various fields of science, engineering, management, literature and art."
Added 24 Feb 1999 (HL), last revised 10 Oct 2004 (HL)
Taiwan
- Taipei: International Chinese Language Program (ICLP) (National Taiwan University 國立台灣大學, Taipei, Taiwan)
(http://ccsun57.cc.ntu.edu.tw/~tdiclc/).
Language: English.
Self description: "Formerly known as the Stanford Center, the ICLP provides Chinese language instruction for intermediate and advanced Chinese language students since 1963. The curriculum emphasizes practical reading skills for both research and professional usage and broad, independent competence in spoken and written Chinese. Offered are both courses for modern and classical Chinese. Class sizes range from one to four students, and they also offer a Summer Intensive Program."
Note: Frames capable browser needed!
Added 24 Feb 1999 (HL)
Fellowships and Financial Aid
- Co-ordination of research between Europe and China (CO-REACH) = 中国研究协调 (CO-REACH, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (Secretariat), Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
(http://www.co-reach.org/).
Language: English.
Cited description: "CO-REACH is a network of European S&T policy and funding organisations involved in promoting research co-operation with China in the natural sciences, medical and life sciences, engineering sciences, social sciences and humanities. This network is intended to create coherence and synergy in Europe's S&T relations with China. It will do so by promoting the co-ordination of China-related policies and associated research funding programmes of individual European countries, and integrating these efforts with those of other multi-lateral European initiatives, including the programmes and agreements of the European Commission. CO-REACH is supported by the European Commission as an ERA-NET Co-ordination Action."
Contents: (1) About; (2) Directory (database of exchange, funding and research programs); (3) News & Agenda; (4) Activities; (5) Results; (6) Work programme.
Added 16 Dec 2006 (HL)
- East Asian Studies: Fellowship Opportunities (Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS), University of California/Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA)
(http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/fellowships/fellow.htm).
Language: English.
Site contents: (1) Undergraduates & Recent Graduates; (2) Graduate Students; (3) Language Study Fellowships; (4) Library Use Travel Grants; (5) Doctoral Fellowships; (6) Post-doctoral Fellowships; (7) Secondary Teachers; (8) Study in Japan; (9) University Faculty; (10) Women.
Added/revised on 10 Sep 1999 (HL)
URL of this page:
http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/igedu.htm
URL of main page:
http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/index.html
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