This collection, which is a product of a 23-day study tour of China, focuses on educational research and changing educational objectives and practices against the background of the changes that have occurred in the country since the Cultural Revolution of 1976. Sheldon Weeks' introduction to the collection explains how the study tour came about, and Philip Kerema presents a chronology of the tour. The following papers are included: "Educational Research in China," by Sheldon Weeks; "Primary Schooling," by John Khambu and David Knox; "Vocationalization of Secondary Education," by Pani Tawaiyole; "Tertiary Education for National Minorities," by Tom Seta; "Non-Formal and Adult Education," by Ephraim Apelis; "Language Use in China," by Willie Jonduo; "Learning from the Environment," by David Knox; and "Problems of Papua New Guinean Students in China," by Philip Kerema. (MN)