@article{695191,
      recid = {695191},
      author = {Wang, Wanying.},
      title = {The Yuanpei Program in Peking University a case study of  curriculum innovation / [electronic resource] :},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvii, 165 pages)},
      abstract = {This study explores the process of curriculum innovation--  the Yuanpei Program, which is intended to provide general  education at Peking University and offers key insights in  terms of theory and practice. First, it contributes to  development of the understanding of curriculum innovation  and the enrichment of knowledge on general education, its  principles and practice in China. More specifically, it  enriches the literature on the curriculum reform in higher  education by describing the complexity of the process in  the Chinese context. The conflict approach to examining the  curriculum change has allowed the author to better  understand the difficulty and constraints involved in the  innovation. Many studies conducted before tend not to focus  on conflicts and constraints in a systematic way, thus  leaving many aspects to be investigated. The data on  general education reforms practices obtained from the study  will expand the understanding of general education reforms  in the Mainland context. Second, this study will provide a  valuable reference work on reforms in higher education in  China. The general education reforms, though conducted at  several universities, are still in the trial stage. The  lessons learned from the study illustrate what kinds of  conflicts and problems might arise, supporting  practitioners by addressing sources of conflicts that could  be avoided or effectively defused.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/695191},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37515-6},
}