A newly developed course on education in contemporary China is described. Objectives, curriculum materials, teaching strategies, learning activities, and evaluation are briefly outlined. The three-credit, college-level course explores educational policy and practice in the People's Republic of China since 1949, with emphasis on the interrelationship between political ideology and the educational system. The course outline provides an idea of the historical periods and educational topics to be covered and describes the course components, consisting of lectures, readings, research papers, student seminars, and a glossary project. Directions are given for preparation of the research papers, seminar presentations, and the glossary project. Two bibliographhies are provided. One lists periodicals available in English or Chinese from Taiwan and the People's Republic of China, as well as monitored broadcasts, journals, and special bibliographic sources. The other is a list of books published since 1965 on topics, such as periods in Chinese history, medicine, women and childcare, education of minorities, and other aspects of education. (AV)