Important events and documents in Chinese educational development 1977-1997

The problem now at hand is coming up with a system for selecting documents to be analyzed. here are a few criteria to consider
1. time--1977-2007
2. major documents that covered national plans for educational development in general and other speeches and documents that have received special attention and study by the general public and all levels of education management and administration have been instructed to study them.

First decade of opening and reform
1979　　
3月23日-4月13日，教育部、中国社会科学院在北京联合召开全国教育科学规划会议。会议讨论了1978年-1985年的《全国教育科学发展规划纲要（草案）》。i am considering including this as a measure of the climate at the very start of opening and reform.

1985
5月15日-19日，中共中央、国务院在北京召开改革开放以来第一次全国教育工作会议。会议的主要议题是：讨论《中共中央关于教育体制改革的决定》，并结合各地各部门实际情况，研究贯穿执行的步骤和措施。5月19日，邓小平出席闭幕式，并做了重要讲话。他强调，各级领导要像抓好经济工作那样抓好教育工作。5月27日，中央政治局讨论通过了《中共中央关于教育体制改革的决定》，并于5月29日在《人民日报》公开发表。 The CCP adn State Council held the first national educational work meeting since the beginning of opening and reform. The main topic for discussion was "Decision of the CCP regarding the refrom of the educational structure" and to understand the actual conditions that were being faced in areas around the nation and the challenges that would need to be overcome for implementation. DXP gave an important speech for the occasion. He said that all leaders at all levels should work on educational work with the same energy as they worked on the work of economic development. the new document was published in the people's daily on May 29th.

1986
4月12日，六届人大四次会议通过《中华人民共和国义务教育法》。7月1日起施行。其中规定，国家实行九年制义务教育。义务教育事业，在国务院领导下，实行地方负责，分级管理。 The Compulsory Education Law for the People's Republic of China is enacted. It includes--the nation must have a nine year compulsory education, compulsory education will be lead by the state council but will be implemented at the local level--decentralization of management.

9月25日，党的十三届六中全会通过《中共中央关于社会主义精神文明建设指导方针的决议》。《决议》指出，精神文明建设包括思想道德建设和教育科学文化建设两个方面，培养“四有”新人，提高整个中华民族的思道德素质和科学文化素质是根本任务。 [The first time I see suzhi mentioned] "Decisions of the CCP regarding the guding direction for the construction of the socialist spiritual civilization" In this document they point out that the constructionof the spiritual civilization included the two aspects of ideology, morals, and education science and culture construction, the need to cultivate the four have new people, rasie the level fo thinking, ideological quality and science and culture quality of all of the chinese people as a fundamental task.

Opening and reform Decade II
1993
2月13日，中共中央、国务院印发《中国教育改革和发展纲要》。制定了我国教育90年代发展的目标中、战略和指导方针。这是我国改革开放时期最有指导意义的教育改革与发展决策性文件。1994年7月3日，国务院发出《关于<中国教育改革和发展纲要>的实施意见》，要求各级党和政府，各级教育行政部门和各级各类学校认真贯彻实施《纲要》。 The CCP and the State Council published "Framework for Chinese Education reform and development" This established China's education goals for the 1990s, the strategies and guiding direction. This is the most important policy document for the guiding vision for education reform and development since opening and reform. In July the State Council also published suggestions for the implementation of the above document.

1994
8月23日，中共中央印发《爱国主义教育实施纲要》。指出，爱国主义教育是全民教育，重点是广大青少年。学校是对青少年进行教育的重要场所，要把爱国主义教育贯穿到幼儿园直至大学的教学、育人全过程中去，特别要发挥好课堂教学主8渠道的作用。 Publication of "Framework for the implementation of patriotic education" this document points out that patriotic education is education for all citizens but with a focus on youth. schools are an important location for the education of youth, we must ensure that patriotic education is intrinsic to schooling from kindergarten through university level. we especially must exploit fully the eight channels of classroom teaching.

1995
　3月18日，全国人大八届三次会议通过《中华人民共和国教育法》，自1995年9月有起施行。《教育法》以宪法为依据，规定了我国教育的基本性质、地位、任务、基本法律原则和基本教育制度。 Education law of the PRC

11月，国家计委、国家教委、财政部联合发布《“211工程”总体建设规划》。标志该工程正式列入国民经济和社会发展中长期规划和第九个五年计划，并由规划设计阶段转入全面实施阶段。 several departments including state educational commission published "211 project, comprehensive construction plan" regarding long term plan and the ninth five year plan for citizens economic and social development

Opening and reform decade III
1999
1月13日，国务院批转教育部《面向21世纪教育振兴行动计划》。它是在贯彻落实《教育法》及《中国教育改革和发展纲要》的基础上提出的跨世纪教育改革和发展的施工蓝图，明确提出了到2000年和2010年我国教育发展的目标。 the publication of "action plan for the revitalization of education for the 21st century" This document builds upon the education law and the "framework for China's educational reform and development" to present a blueprint for the educational goals to be achieved by 2000 and 2010.　　
6月15日-18日，中共中央、国务院在北京召开改革开放以来第三次全国教育工作会议，颁布《关于深化教育改革全面推进素质教育的决定》。会议的主题是：动员全党同志和全国人民，以提高民族素质和创新能力为重点，深化教育体制和结构改革，全面推进素质教育，振兴教育事业，实施科教兴国战略，为实现党的十五大确定的社会主义现代化建设宏伟目标而奋斗。江泽民和朱?基、李岚清等党和国家领导人出席会议并讲话。这次全教会和《决定》赋予素质教育以时代的特征和新的内涵，并紧紧围绕全面推进素质教育，培养适应21世纪现代化建设社会主义新人提出一系列教育改革和发展的重大决策，取得了一系列突破性进展。会后教育部根据会议精神，进一小扩大了当年全国高校的招生规模。the third meeting since opening and reform published "decision regarding the deepeing of education reform and the comprehensive advancement of quality oriented education" [this seems to be the first mention of the importance of developing creativity as the centrally important component of citizen suzhi.] Deepen the reforms of the educational structure, comprehensively advance suzhi jiaoyu, revitalize the cause of education, implement science and education revitalize the nation, struggle to implement the great goals of the socialist modernization construction of the party's fifteenth meeting. jzm spoke as well as minister of education....put forward a series of educational reforms adn large policies in order to initiate some breakthrough reforms. after the meeting the ministry of education presented plan for the enrollment of university students.

2000
2月12日《人民日报》发表评论员文章《全社会都要关心支持教育事业》。同日，教育部党组召开专题会议，学习讨论《人民日报》评论员文章有关精神。并作出决定：要求各级各类学校和教育行政部门在开学前后，立即组织广大师生认真学习《人民日报》评论员文章，开展一次端正教育方向、明确教育思想的大讨论；普遍开展一次师德教育和师风大检查，进一步加强教师队伍建设。2月14日教育部发出《关于认真学习人民日报评论员文章〈全社会都要关心支持教育事业〉的通知》。　　

3月1日《人民日报》、《求是》杂志和《光明日报》全文发表了江泽民总书记2月1日《关于教育问题的谈话》。同日，教育部发出《关于学习贯彻江泽民总书记〈关于教育问题的谈话〉的通知》，jiang zemin conversation regarding educational issues[perhaps i could see if i can find a list of these instructions to study a document or a speech. that would be a good way to select important and influential documents.]要求教育系统一定要认真学习、深刻领会、坚决贯彻落实《谈话》精神，努力开创我国教育改革和发展的新局面。