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ERIC Number: EJ486971
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Young Adults in a Changing Socialist Society: Post-Compulsory Education in China.
Kai-Ming, Cheng
Comparative Education, v30 n1 p63-73 1994
Prior to the 1980s, Chinese students were educated to submit themselves to national needs based on a rigid manpower plan. Recently, the gradual emergence of a market economy has led to the development of vocational high schools, the possibility of individual choice in careers, and the fading out of job allocation. (KS)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Cultural Context, Educational Change, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Ideology, Labor Market, Personal Autonomy, Secondary Education, Social Change, Socialism, Vocational Education, Young Adults
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: China; Postcompulsory Education
Note: Theme issue topic: "Edmund King's Contribution to Post-Compulsory Education: An International Review and Appreciation."