Human capital or humane talent? Rethinking the nature of education in China from a comparative historical perspective

Frontiers of Education in China

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-129

  Bai, Limin ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

British humanism; Diploma disease; Examination system; Human capital theory; Human talent; Nature of education; Neo Confucianism

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649104082     PISSN: 1673341X     EISSN: 16733533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11516-010-0008-z     Document Type: Article

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