Purpose-The purpose of this article is to examine the consequences of mutual borrowing of educational policies and practices between the East and the West and implications for Chinese education.Design/Approach/Methods...Purpose-The purpose of this article is to examine the consequences of mutual borrowing of educational policies and practices between the East and the West and implications for Chinese education.Design/Approach/Methods-This paper draws upon a wide variety of historical,cultural,and international assessment data.Findings-The analyses found that the mutual borrowing is unlikely to improve education to the extent that the future world demands.Originality/Value-Thus,the article concludes that instead of wasting resources and time on learning from each other’s past,education systems around the world should work on inventing a new paradigm of education.China is in a unique position to work on the new paradigm.展开更多
文摘Purpose-The purpose of this article is to examine the consequences of mutual borrowing of educational policies and practices between the East and the West and implications for Chinese education.Design/Approach/Methods-This paper draws upon a wide variety of historical,cultural,and international assessment data.Findings-The analyses found that the mutual borrowing is unlikely to improve education to the extent that the future world demands.Originality/Value-Thus,the article concludes that instead of wasting resources and time on learning from each other’s past,education systems around the world should work on inventing a new paradigm of education.China is in a unique position to work on the new paradigm.
