Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Private Education Development: An Overview; 2 Economic Reform and Social Transformation since 1978; 3 Chinese Culture and Society and Dilemmas in the Public School System; 4 Elite Private Schools; 5 Ordinary Private Schools; 6 Private Universities; 7 Characteristics and Culture of Private Schools; 8 Moral and Democratic Education in Private Schools; 9 Response from the Public, Scholars, and the Government; 10 Issues and Problems; 11 Equality and Choice: Theoretical and Practical Concerns; 12 Significance and Future Prospects.