Competition and Compassion in Chinese Secondary Education

1. Introduction: The Stressed and Lonely Chinese Teens
Xu Zhao

2. Promoting Competition: A Dramatic Shift of Discourse
Xu Zhao

3. Reducing Competition: The Cat and Mouse Game
Xu Zhao

4. The Friendship Dilemma: Competition and Emotional Isolation
Xu Zhao

5. “What’s Your Friend’s Ranking Position?” Parental Peer-Related Beliefs and Practices
Xu Zhao

6. The Ratty Shoe Case: Friendship and Compassion
Robert L. Selman

7. Adolescents’ Perspectives on China’s Social Problems
Robert L. Selman, Helen Haste

8. Can Education Be Both Competitive and Compassionate?
Robert L. Selman

Nyckelord: Education, Educational Psychology, Sociology of Education, Asian Culture, International and Comparative Education, Childhood Education, Child and School Psychology