Inequality in Public School Admission in Urban China

This book explores and interprets discourses and practices in school admissions to public lower secondary education in urban China by utilizing a discourse analysis approach and a case study method. It identifies continuities and changes in discourses shaped by diverse forces in public lower secondary school admissions in the context of China's social transformation from a profit-driven society to a more equitable society, and elucidates the power relationships among stakeholders in public school admissions by analysing their interplay in the process. More importantly, it exposes how current socio-economic, institutional and educational systems are shaping the engagement of stakeholders in the public school admissions process. It also presents some on-going projects intended to yield new policies and practices for more equitable public secondary education in China in the development stage of the post-2015.

Offers a new perspective on the student placement phenomenon in the Chinese context, enriching the global debate on school choice Clarifies the power relationships behind the interactions among government, schools and families in public education in urban China Highlights on-going public education reforms intended to promote equality, quality and balance in urban China in the development stage of the post-2015

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Sara Hylwa, MD Dr. Sara Hylwa is a Board-Certified Dermatologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota and faculty at Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis. She is also the associate program director for the dermatology residency at Health Partners/Park Nicollet. She has extensive training in all aspects of dermatology, with a special area of interest in contact dermatitis and patch testing. Professional memberships include AAD (Board Certified), and University of Minnesota Medical School (Assistant Professor, American Contact Dermatitis Society, European Society of Contact Dermatitis, among others). She has authored many research articles and several book chapters in dermatology. Elisabeth Hurliman, MD PhD Dr. Elisabeth Hurliman is a board certified dermatologist and Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery who practices Mohs surgery at Ridgeview Medical Center and Procedural and Cosmetic dermatology at Lakes Dermatology in the twin cities area in Minnesota. She is an Affiliated Assistant Professor in Dermatology at University of Minnesota and part of the provider team at Hennepin Healthcare Systems. In addition to her clinical duties, she continues to remain active in research, participates in national committees and local charity organizations, and mentors junior dermatologists, residents and medical students. Elisabeth Hurliman, MD PhD Dr. Elisabeth Hurliman is a board certified dermatologist and Fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery who practices Mohs surgery at Ridgeview Medical Center and Procedural and Cosmetic dermatology at Lakes Dermatology in the twin cities area in Minnesota. She is an Affiliated Assistant Professor in Dermatology at University of Minnesota and part of the provider team at Hennepin Healthcare Systems. In addition to her clinical duties, she continues to remain active in research, participates in national committees and local charity organizations, and mentors junior dermatologists, residents and medical students.

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Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 A Critical Definition of Zexiao.- Chapter 3 Public Discourses on Zexiao.- Chapter 4 Where there is a policy, there is a countermeasure.- Chapter 5 The Key Schools and Zexiao.- Chapter 6 Competition of Family Background with Local Characteristics.- Chapter 7 Admission to Public Lower Secondary Schools as Social Closures.- Chapter 8 New Solutions for Zexiao.- Chapter 9 Conclusion.