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Examining Local Narratives in China’s Modernizing Education: Converged Paths in Wuhan’s Higher Education Landscapes, 1860-Present

By (author) Yun Liu

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Showcasing local evolutions of Wuhanâ€™s education sector from the 1860s to its present, this book examines narratives and changing state-policies for Chinaâ€™s education modernization missions. Using a mixed-method approach, Liuâ€™s research provides a fresh lens through which to review Chinaâ€™s Education transitions via Wuhan's rich tapestry manifested in its education sector. Beginning with Wuhanâ€™s modern urbanization as a treaty port from the 2nd Opium War (1856-1860) to the top-down reforms for industrial and schooling changes led by Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), the book explores the bottom-up reforms which arose at the alley market of Hanzhenjie at Hankow from the late-1970s in post-Mao China. This reform arguably heralded a set of college reforms, experimented first locally in Wuhan and nationally advocated afterwards. Through these events, the author highlights how Wuhan reinforces itself in Chinaâ€™s education roadmap via standing at its reforming frontiers. Contributing to interdisciplinary discourses on education development and cultural identity within the context of Communicating China to an increasingly integrated world and a better future, this volume will be of interest to students and researchers interested in Chinese education policy reforms, Chinese educational history and comparative Asian education.