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Gender and Education: Equity and Equality in Post Mao China

Gender and Education: Equity and Equality in Post Mao China

Molly Y. Zhou
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781466683211|ISBN10: 146668321X|EISBN13: 9781466683228
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8321-1.ch004
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Zhou, Molly Y. "Gender and Education: Equity and Equality in Post Mao China." Supporting Multiculturalism and Gender Diversity in University Settings, edited by Molly Y. Zhou, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 56-73. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8321-1.ch004

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Zhou, M. Y. (2015). Gender and Education: Equity and Equality in Post Mao China. In M. Zhou (Ed.), Supporting Multiculturalism and Gender Diversity in University Settings (pp. 56-73). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8321-1.ch004

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Zhou, Molly Y. "Gender and Education: Equity and Equality in Post Mao China." In Supporting Multiculturalism and Gender Diversity in University Settings, edited by Molly Y. Zhou, 56-73. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8321-1.ch004

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Abstract

The chapter focuses on the discussion of gender and education in Post Mao Era in the Chinese Education System, one of the largest educational systems in the world. As history turns to a new page in China's development, China of the Post Mao Era features an emphasis on education and respect for intellectuals and knowledge. Access to higher education was reopened to the public in 1979 and the Gaokao testing system as the selective assessment system to enter college was reestablished. The K-12 schools were established and expanded to provide basic education for school age children. Educational institutions continued to develop to include regular K-12 schools, vocational schools, 2 year-colleges, and 4-year colleges. However, when increased opportunities become available to the general population, is gender equality achieved in schooling and higher learning settings? In this chapter, factors that impact gender and schooling and college entrance assessments are explored and analyzed.

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