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Revisiting the Chinese Learner: Changing Contexts, Changing Education, edited by Carol K. Chan and Nirmala Rao, distinguished faculty members from The University of Hong Kong's Department of Education, is a very useful collection of essays written for an interdisciplinary audience about the impact of sociological and technological changes in educational practices within China today. These essays are of particular interest to scholars and academics in education practices around the world. The authors give us insight into how socioeconomic changes as well as technology and communication have impacted Chinese society. The reader obtains a bird's eye view of contemporary China and becomes familiar with how globalization has influenced the Chinese educational system, its practices and policies as well as Chinese society as a whole. The essays are illuminating and thought provoking, not only for educators but also for those of us engaged in teaching and supervising psychotherapists practicing in diverse communities.
Regardless of occupation, advances in communication technology directly impact our work and how we conduct it. Sociological and technological changes have prompted not only a shift in how we work and conduct our lives, but also a shift in how knowledge is transmitted today. Educational contexts, policies, and practices worldwide have been touched by technology. In the last decade, technology, along with rapid social and economic change, has impacted Chinese society. These essays describe how Chinese students and their teachers work together to manage these changes. The authors describe how educational practices