01930 a2200313 4500 1138866377 20250317100408.0 250312042015GB eng 9781138866379 Taylor & Francis GBP 49.99 BB 01 eng JNA thema GTM thema 1FPC bisac JNA bic GTB bic 1FPC bisac EDU000000 bisac EDU007000 bisac EDU040000 bisac 370.941 bisac Patricia Potts Modernising Education in Britain and China Comparative Perspectives on Excellence and Social Inclusion 1 Oxford Routledge 20150609 288 p In spite of the perceived differences between Eastern and Western culture and society, the education systems of Britain and China can be seen to share certain goals, priorities and challenges. Modernisation is very much a core objective for educators in both countries. Moreover, both education systems must confront the tension between promoting social inclusion and achieving competitive academic excellence. Based upon the author's extensive teaching experience and over a decade's research into inclusion and exclusion in Britain, China and Hong Kong, this book provides an original, stimulating and insightful perspective on inclusive educational reform in two different cultures. It examines a broad range of educational environments, from kindergartens to teacher training colleges, and draws upon a fascinating diversity of official and personal documentary sources. Primarily concerned with the question of inclusion, the book also addresses issues of language and communication, gender imbalances and inequalities, curricula for teacher education, critical questioning and frameworks for learning support. 1973 1973