{"product_id":"whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-dragon-9781118487136","title":"Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe secrets behind China's extraordinary educational system     good, bad, and ugly    Chinese students' consistently stunning performance on the international PISA exams    where they outscore students of all other nations in math, reading, and science   have positioned China as a world education leader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Fatal Attraction—America’s Suicidal Quest for Educational Excellence 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Fooling China, Fooling the World: Illusions of Excellence 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Emperors’ Game: A Perfect Machine for Homogenization 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Governance without Governing: The Retreat of Authoritarianism and China’s Economic Boom 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Hesitant Learner: The Struggle of Halfway Westernization 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Fooling the Emperor: The Truth about China’s Capacity for Innovation 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Hell to Heaven: The Making of the World’s Best and Worst Education 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Witch That Cannot Be Killed: Educational Reforms and Setbacks 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Naked Emperor: Chinese Lessons for What Not to Do 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 225\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406878220631,"sku":"9781118487136","price":17.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118487136.jpg?v=1730497423","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-dragon-9781118487136","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}