... and discriminatory to the children of the working class. A key component of the state structure with considerable impact on social and economical development, the educational sector became one of Mao's major targets during the Cultural Revolution. Five main reforms that took place during CR are reforms on admission policy, length of education, substance of education, governance of schools, and teaching methods and curriculum Admission policy is to change the traditional entrance examination. The old ways of entrance was abolished at all levels of schooling from primary schools to universities. Students were chosen for admission to higher level schools by the revolutionary committee of their factory, commune or other place of work. According to Mai zedong's directive, China's colleges and universities should enroll students from among the workers, peasants, and soldiers. This new enrolment policy gives access for peasants, workers and soldiers, who were once excluded from this sector, to ...

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