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Zhuang, Tengteng; Liu, Baocun; Ding, Ruichang – European Journal of Education, 2022
This article reports on a study that analysed multiple logics behind the development of doctoral education in China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. The analysis focused on the development over the past two decades and general measures to ensure quality. Research materials analysed in this article consisted of semi-structured…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education
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Zheng, Hong; Thomas, Sally – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2022
This paper presents new evidence that explores the strengths, weaknesses and overall quality of school inspection practice in China. In one city region of Shandong Province, the research examines stakeholder perceptions of inspection purposes, processes and outcomes, as well as the potential to improve inspection practice and compulsory education…
Descriptors: Inspection, Accountability, Institutional Evaluation, Comparative Analysis
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Tian, Meng – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2021
This paper explores power bases and power tensions among education bureaux, inspection offices, and schools in China. The six bases of social power were applied as the analytical framework to scrutinize 13 policy documents and eight interviews with inspectors. The study uncovered three types of power tensions: education bureau's informational…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Inspection, Educational Policy, Accountability
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Zheng, Hong – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the factors and issues within the policy context of education and the school inspection system which might affect education quality in China and examine stakeholder perceptions of inspection content and context in one city region in China. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed-methods design was…
Descriptors: Role, Inspection, Institutional Evaluation, Equal Education
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Zhou, Xingguo; Kallo, Johanna; Rinne, Risto; Suominen, Olli – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2018
This article examines the reforms of basic education inspection in China since 1977, which is accomplished by drawing from a historical institutionalism approach. The empirical analysis is based on policy documents and laws and is supplemented with interview materials. Throughout this work, we have identified three distinct periods: the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inspection, Educational History, Educational Change
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Binglin, Zhong – Chinese Education & Society, 2016
The article presents a quantitative analysis of the evaluation results for 41 newly built undergraduate schools that submitted to the qualification evaluation of undergraduate work by Ministry of Education in 2013. It shows that newly built undergraduate schools should place great emphasis on connotation construction and quality promotion and on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, School Construction, Evaluation