BIBFRAME Work

Title

The highest exam

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Jia, Ruixue (aut)
• Cousineau, Claire (contributor)
• Li, Hongbin (aut)

Subject

• Educational tests and measurements--Social aspects--China (LCSH)
• Universities and colleges--China--Entrance examinations (LCSH)
• Gaokao (Educational test)--Social aspects (LCSH)

Language

• eng

Classification

• LCC: LB2353.8.C6 J53 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• DDC: 378.1/660951 (Assigner: dlc)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography

Summary

"Highest Exam provides a detailed, research-driven survey of the gaokao, China's high-stakes college entrance exam. Focusing on the gaokao's social impact, Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li--past test-takers themselves--explore how the exam serves state interests, inspires individualistic attitudes, and has lately become a touchstone in US education debates"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Obsession -- Rules of the Tournament -- The Payoff -- Political Logic -- Centralization and the Rise of STEM -- Education and Global Power -- Values and Institutions -- A Mirror of Society -- The Exam Empire Expands

Authorized Access Point

Jia, Ruixue. The highest exam

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30T20:06:12.463115+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24142790

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc