The Case Study of Ningbo Foreign Language School. Privatized Education in China

Abstract

Since 2003, China has deregulated its education system: the curriculum and textbooks have been diversified; there is no more national standardized admission test for colleges; and more types of schools are allowed, including private schools. This project focuses on the development of private education in China and the trend of privatizing public schools or running the public schools in private schools’ way. A case study of Ningbo Foreign Language School was undertaken to analyze how recent education reform policies influence a middle school.