Figures
5.1 Distribution of regular colleges and universities in China, 2013 62
5.2 Evolution of the world’s higher education system 74
7.1 Timetable for nearby enrolment for compulsory education in key big cities 91
8.1 Some sources of income for China’s special education between 2000 and 2011 109
8.2 Distribution of students with disabilities in schools between 2003 and 2013 110
8.3 Distribution of children with disabilities that have not attended schools in central and western China in 2013 113
8.4 Distribution of students with disabilities in schools between 2009 and 2013 117
9.1 Increase in the number of kindergartens from 2010 to 2013 126
9.2 Number of pupils in kindergartens from 2010 to 2013 127
9.3 Number of kindergarten students in different areas 128
9.4 Education background of full-time kindergarten teachers in 2010 130
9.5 Education background of full-time kindergarten teachers in 2011 131
9.6 Education background of full-time kindergarten teachers in 2012 132
12.1 A comparison of students’ personality problems in three types of schools 166
12.2 A comparison of students’ emotional problems in three types of schools 167
12.3 A comparison of students’ behavioral problems in three types of schools 168
12.4 A comparison of students’ interpersonal relationships in three types of schools 169
12.5 A comparison of students’ “learning adaptability” in three types of schools 170
12.6 A comparison of the availability of doctors in school hospitals 172
12.7 A comparison of the employment status of school doctors 172
12.8 A comparison of classroom conditions in three types of schools 174
12.9 A comparison of supporting subjects classroom conditions in three types of schools 175
12.10 A comparison of the factors affecting the implementation effects of quality development subjects in three types of schools 178
Tables
5.1 Distribution of newly-established local colleges and universities by region and type from 1999 to April 2012 64
5.2 World classification of higher education institutions and a proposal for the future classification of China’s higher education institutions 75
7.1 A summary of the ways of “admission to junior high schools” in the core functional districts and city function expansion districts of Beijing in 2014 96
7.2 SWOT analysis of 2014 policies on admission to junior high schools in Beijing 102
9.1 The number of newly established kindergartens in various areas from 2010 to 2012 127
12.1 The percentage of zero occurrence of getting ill due to having unclean food or beverage or drinking non-boiled water (%) 165
12.2 Proportions of low-age boarding students in townships centers, village primary schools, and teaching places in poverty-stricken counties 173
12.3 Details of quality development courses 177
13.1 Basic information of rural small-scale school teachers 185
13.2 Teaching situation of rural small-scale school teachers 187
13.3 Daily time arrangement of rural small-scale school teachers 187
13.4 Real salary and ideal salary of rural small-scale school teachers 188
13.5 Subsistence allowance received by rural small-scale school teachers 189
13.6 Transportation and one-way time of rural small-scale school teachers 190