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| Autor/inn/en | Jia, Ruixue; Li, Hongbin; Cousineau, Claire |
|---|---|
| Titel | The highest exam. How the gaokao shapes China. |
| Quelle | Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (2025), 242 S. |
| Beigaben | Literaturangaben |
| Zusatzinformation | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monografie |
| ISBN | 978-0-674-29539-1; 978-0-674-30183-2; 978-0-674-30184-9 |
| Schlagwörter | Bildungsniveau; Soziale Folge; College; Universität; Hochschulzulassung; Hochschule; Auswahl; China |
| Abstract | "Highest Exam provides a detailed, research-driven survey of the gaokao, China's high-stakes college entrance exam. Focusing on the gaokao's social impact, Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li--past test-takers themselves--explore how the exam serves state interests, inspires individualistic attitudes, and has lately become a touchstone in US education debates"--Provided by publisher. -- Contents: Obsession -- Rules of the Tournament -- The Payoff -- Political Logic -- Centralization and the Rise of STEM -- Education and Global Power -- Values and Institutions -- A Mirror of Society -- The Exam Empire Expands. |
| Erfasst von | ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel |
| Update | 2026/4 |