Enhancing China's Competitiveness Through Lifelong Learning
This study emphasizes that in response to demands for wider access and better quality of education, and to achieve economies of scale and leverage limited resources, China needs to develop a more integrated system of education and training with app...
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| Format: | Publication |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8091425/enhancing-chinas-competitiveness-through-lifelong-learning http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6702 |
| Summary: | This study emphasizes that in response
to demands for wider access and better quality of education,
and to achieve economies of scale and leverage limited
resources, China needs to develop a more integrated system
of education and training with appropriate bridges and
interfaces among its various constituents. This book
outlines the key elements of such a system, focusing
primarily on its economic aspects. It presents a framework
to help identify and understand the demands being placed on
the education and training system and the services that
various education providers can supply, highlighting several
policy approaches to building an effective and efficient
lifelong learning system. These include changing the role of
government from being the main provider of education and
training to being the architect, facilitator, and
rule-keeper for a more inclusive system. In this scenario,
government would ensure quality, relevance, efficiency, and
equity through sound accreditation, assessment, and
vocational qualification systems, stronger linkages with the
labor market, partnerships with nongovernmental players, and
better resource allocation and financial aid programs. It
would also provide information services for all
stake-holders, develop an education finance market, tap into
private resources to meet the increasing demand for
education and training, and harness the potential of
distance education. |
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