1.INTRODUCTION2. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHINESE AND AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS--EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA----Kindergarten----Elementary Education----Secondary Education----Higher Education----Chinese Students in Foreign Countries----Teacher Education--EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA----History of American Education----American Educational Policies----Present Trend of American Education3. EDUCATIONAL POLICIES OF CHINA4. EDUCATIONAL POLICIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA5. SECONDARY EDUCATION IN CHINA AND IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA--SECONDARY EDUCATION IN CHINA----The High School Education----Normal Education----Vocational Education----Social Education--SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA----Educational Aims in the United States of America----White House Conference on Education--ORGANIZATION AND CURRICULUM OF CHINESE SECONDARYSCHOOLS----Administrative Organization----Curriculum of Chinese Secondary Schools--ORGANIZATION AND CURRICULUM OF AMERICAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS----Administrative Organization----Curriculum of American Secondary Schools6. THE STATUS OF TEACHERS--THE STATUS OF TEACHERS IN CHINA----Mutual Assistance Programs forTeachers----Educational Loans----House Loans----Hostel at the Sun-Moon-Lake and Other Cities--THE STATUS OF TEACHERS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA----Salaries of Teachers----Fringe Benefits for American Teachers----Teacher Tenure7. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSLITERATURE CITED