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This chapter was written by Zhuang Dianzhou and has been translated by Ye Qingfen. This chapter outlines Western education systems. First it traces their evolution, then it summarizes the unique features of education systems in several major developed European countries and the USA. Last it addresses the popular trends in contemporary Western education systems.
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Xu, G., Chen, Y., Xu, L. (2018). Education System. In: Xu, G., Chen, Y., Xu, L. (eds) Understanding Western Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8150-7_5
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