How do teachers view the New Education Experiment in China? How do their views impact their efficacy belief? What makes the change of their comprehensive efficacy belief? what are the possible factors that may influence education reform effects? This book tries to answer the questions by investigating over 2000 participating teachers across China and studying one experimental school in particular from the ethnographic perspective.The study concluded that successful implementation of the New Education reform depends on 1) a willing heart, positive attitude, and high comprehensive efficacy belief; 2) a more decentralized policy making mechanism, and more equitable school environment; 3) a balanced consideration of reform model specificity and teacher autonomy, and 4) an emphasis of both belief change and behavior change.

Prof. Xiao earned her BA and MA in linguistics in China, and Ph. D. in educational leadership in the U.S. Being vice-president and then, president of a local college since 2008, she has kept on advocating China's education reform where servant leadership is applied so that service,trust and respect prioritize coercion and control.