Our Vision *  To become an international focal point of studies about education in China.   The aims of CREC are: *To provide support and coordinate research on China’s education *To develop a data base, documentation, and communication networks for strengthening research on China’s education *To support visiting scholars who are doing research into China’s education system *To bring together scholars and policymakers from China and abroad to develop ways to improve educational scholarship, policies and practices *To launch publications relevant to research on education in China *To organize training at the local and national level for improving the quality of education