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From Paragon to Peer: China's Shifting Perspective on German Education - Hongjie Chen (陈洪捷), 2023 (sagepub.com)
Article Information
Manuscript received: December 23, 2021
Revision received: April 29, 2022
Manuscript accepted: May 16, 2022
Published online: July 21, 2022
Issue published: February 2023
Author
Hongjie Chen (陈洪捷)
Peking University
Highlights
• Around 2000, China's view of German education began to change.
• The seemingly insurmountable education gap between the two countries began to close.
• China began viewing its education system as being equal to that of Germany.
• China still regards Germany as a role model and will continue using it as a reference.
Keywords
China's shifting perspective, comparative education, education reform, German education, Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) shock, university rankings