School-Based Curriculum in China: Conceptions and Practices to Unleash School Vitality

This book first develops a framework to understand the curriculum administration system in China. It describes the historical process of localizing school-based curricula as well as the significance and positioning of school-based curricula, and presents in detail cases of how three types of school-based curriculum were developed and implemented in Chinese schools.

The book outlines for the first time best practices in school-based curriculum development in China, i.e. how to make a holist...