Towards Universalization of Primary Education in Asia and the Pacific: Country Studies  China. 
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. 
 - [Washington, D.C.] :  Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse,  1984. 
 - 48 p. :  ill;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> Availability: UNIPUB, 10033/F, Martin Luther King Jr. Highway, Lanham, MD 20706-4391 (Complete volume $52.50 in U. S. funds).  ERIC Note: In: "Towards Universalization of Primary Education in Asia and the Pacific: Country Studies"; see PS 016 069. 
<br/><br/> This publication discusses the provision of primary education to children in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Chapter 1 offers a general survey, focusing on the historical background of education since the 1949 revolution, the new school system, educational administration, primary education, and educational finance. Chapter 2 reports state policy for making elementary education universal. Particular attention is given to special purpose schools, controlled population growth, and educational policy concerning regulations for full-time schools, reform of the school system, textbook production, and training primary school teachers. Chapter 3 briefly describes the PRC's project and plan of universal primary education. Chapter 4 presents census data on enrollment, discusses educational problems, and reports proposals for raising the quality of primary education. (RH) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Educational Change.<br/>Educational History.<br/>Educational Objectives.<br/>Educational Policy.<br/>Elementary Education.<br/>Equal Education.<br/>Foreign Countries.<br/>Population Growth.<br/>Special Schools.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>China 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>372.95  / UNT 1984