Debates on the Basic Education Curriculum Reform and Teachers' Challenges in China.

Focusing on the case of mathematics, this paper reviews debates on China's new Basic Education Curriculum Reform program, including the status of knowledge within the reformed curriculum, the arrangement of the curriculum system, and the push toward real-life applicability and hands-on participation. It discusses the related challenges that teachers face in the implementation of the new curriculum reform. Lastly, this paper reviews how to promote the further development of this new reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]