美国基础教育改革的市场化趋势及其借鉴意义

The marketing tendency of the reforms on the elementary education in USA and the significance to China

2 0世纪 70年代以来美国政府和社会各界为了提高基础教育的教学质量 ,促进教育机会均等 ,对基础教育进行了多种形式的具有市场化特征的教育改革 ,对学校办学模式、资金来源、教学个性化等方面进行了比较成功的探索。我国在借鉴美国基础教育改革经验的过程中应分析美国基础教育改革的政治、经济和文化背景 ,不能离开中国的具体国情。

Since 1970s efforts have been successfully made by Americans and the government to improve the equal opportunity and quality of the elementary education nationwide. The feature of the multi-faceted educational reforms is the marketing tendency, while the specific reforms cover the scales, financial sources, and individualizations of the educational institutions. The writer of the paper suggests thatChinese counterparts should make a practical use of the American experiences, knowing their political, economic, and cultural background.