China: A Problem of Information?

摘要: With these words the editors of Comparative Education Review recently introduced a report by Matthew Zachariah on Chinese education.' It therefore seems fitting to examine some sources information and problems which one encounters in evaluating them. is not clear how word "little" should be interpreted editors' statement. Three official publications appear English regularly give news general political-economic interest also feature articles education. Peking [now Beijing] often provides important speeches government leaders such as that made Deng Xiaoping at 1978 National Work Conference.2 Many Party statements series from newspapers magazines issued U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong,3 or monitoring services British Broadcasting Corporation, Reading, England, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Washington, D.C.4 The speech new 8-year plan for education Minister Conference appeared series.5 There journal translations, Education, cites numerous its bibliographical feature.6 In German, monthly China aktuell (Institut fur Asienkunde, Hamburg) publishes extracts press radio. Finally, frequently features mainstream journals like Quarterly. addition materials there are, course, original Chiheselanguage materials. Guangming ribao, daily paper has always contained great number culture now specializes topics, been available foreign subscription