History GCSE
Education and indoctrination
What Education and indoctrination means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Mao's radical reform of education, wanting a system that prioritised political loyalty and practical labour over academic elitism.
Topics that use Education and indoctrination
- Option 32: Key topic 3: The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966–76 - 1 Reasons for the Cultural Revolution (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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