JING LIN is Associate Professor of Education at McGill University. She is the author of several books including The Opening of the Chinese Mind (1994), Education in Post-Mao China (1993), and The Red Guards' Path to Violence (1991) all by Praeger Publishers.

• Introduction Overview and Context of Private Education Development Private Education Development: An Overview Economic Reform and Social Transformation Since 1948 Chinese Culture and Society and Dilemnas in the Public School System Profiles and Characteristics of Private Schools and Universities Elite Private Schools Ordinary Private Schools Private Universities Culture, Characteristics and Moral and Democratic Education in Private Schools Characteristics and Culture of Private Schools Moral and Democratic Education in Private Schools Private Education Responses: Issues, Problems, and Theoretical Reflection Response from the Public, Scholars, and the Government Issues and Problems Equality and Choice: Theoretical and Practical Concerns Significance and Future Prospect Bibliography Appendix: Regulation on Schools Run by Social Forces Index

JING LIN is Associate Professor of Education at McGill University. She is the author of several books including The Opening of the Chinese Mind (1994), Education in Post-Mao China (1993), and The Red Guards' Path to Violence (1991) all by Praeger Publishers.

• Introduction Overview and Context of Private Education Development Private Education Development: An Overview Economic Reform and Social Transformation Since 1948 Chinese Culture and Society and Dilemnas in the Public School System Profiles and Characteristics of Private Schools and Universities Elite Private Schools Ordinary Private Schools Private Universities Culture, Characteristics and Moral and Democratic Education in Private Schools Characteristics and Culture of Private Schools Moral and Democratic Education in Private Schools Private Education Responses: Issues, Problems, and Theoretical Reflection Response from the Public, Scholars, and the Government Issues and Problems Equality and Choice: Theoretical and Practical Concerns Significance and Future Prospect Bibliography Appendix: Regulation on Schools Run by Social Forces Index