This booklet gives a general description of all aspects of the educational system in Taiwan. The aims of Chinese education are stated, reforms are discussed, and the school system is described. Data on the number of schools, student enrollment at each level, and educational finances are provided. This pamphlet is an updating of the statistics…

Published bi-monthly by the Understanding China Committee, the Newsletter aims to report and interpret what is happening in China; to evaluate developments in U. S. policy toward China; and to encourage United States and Chinese cooperation. Typical issues include an editorial page and several essay-type articles concerning the People's Republic…

This bibliography contains over 150 entries from professional journals covering the period from 1964-1974. The citations are extensively annotated with respect to purpose, method and conclusions of each article. (MJ)

This paper defines mass science, presents an assessment of its uses and abuses in China during the Cultural Revolution decade, and analyzes the future of mass science in China. (Author/BB)

Ease or difficulty of learning simplified and complex Chinese characters is examined in terms of recognition and reproduction. Empirical observations and careful studies of errors in learning situations lead to the conclusion that complex characters are harder to learn. Teaching of Chinese characters therefore should proceed from simplified to…

In Cantonese, there are cases where two semantically related monosyllabic morphemes contrast with each other by tone only. Such cases may be classified into four groups. Synchronic classification of examples may be of some pedagogical use to teachers and students of Cantonese. (CHK)

Health effects of migration were studies among Chinese Americans living inside and outside of Chinatowns. For most causes of death both populations showed a common level of mortality. In spite of the data limitations in this study, the findings were compatible with transition experiences noted for Japanese migrants. (VM)

Discusses the cultural meaning of color terms in both Chinese and English. For example, in English, "yellow" connotes "cowardice," while in Chinese it connotes "pornography." Emphasizes the importance of the culturally-determined differences regarding color meaning associations, but recognizes that such perceptions occur within a common…

This issue provides topics and titles of contemporary reference works on Chinese education. Most of the material provided is translated from pages 88 through 114 of the China Education Almanac, and describes the administration and funding of general education in China. (JDH)

Summarizes recent intellectual and historical activity in the field of early Chinese studies. Concludes that the increasing opportunity for scholarly exchange and the recent increase of publications will further strengthen our understanding of China. (JDH)

This longitudinal panel study investigated the relationship between ability and achievement among elementary school children in Taiwan. Results are discussed in terms of theoretical and policy implications. (Author/MT)

Develops a method of analyzing and describing the acoustic properties of fricatives, which consists of making frequency spectra using the Fast Fourier Transform and then analyzing the spectra in terms of critical bands. The six fricatives of Chinese are analyzed by this method, and comparison with other languages is made. (SED)

Provides a brief introduction to computer applications in information organizations in China. Highlights include information retrieval (personnel, equipment, bibliographic databases, information retrieval programs and systems, service status); library management; and Chinese character processing (code method, character root method). History,…

Relationships of infant/caretaker interaction with the social organization and the physical environment of the home were examined in rural Malay and Chinese families living in Malaysia. Findings are discussed in terms of the integration of behavioral characteristics, patterns of social organization, and arrangements of the physical environment…

Details capabilities and benefits of the Chinese/Japanese/Korean (CJK) terminal developed to operate within the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN). RLIN enhancements to support new terminal (parallel data fields in MARC record for romanized data and CJK data, CJK thesaurus), operating the terminal, and CJK users are discussed. Examples…