免费义务教育、父母外出务工与留守子女辍学

Free Compulsory Education,Parental Non-agricultural Employment and Left-behind Children's Dropout

基于中国健康与营养调查(CHNS)数据,对农村留守子女初中阶段辍学行为的影响因素进行分析,并重点对父亲或母亲外出务工的影响差异进行了比较。结果表明:免费义务教育政策在较大程度上降低了留守子女的初中辍学概率,而父亲外出可以减少留守子女辍学率,母亲外出可能增加留守子女辍学率。此外,与那些父母受教育程度较低的留守子女相比,父母受教育程度越高的留守子女越不容易辍学,但家庭子女数和机会成本则会提高留守子女初中辍学概率。

Based on the data of China Health and Nutrition Survey（CHNS）, this paper analyzes the influence factors of left-behind children＇s dropout from junior high school, and compares the different roles father＇s and mother＇s absences played in the process in. The results show that the Free Compulsory Education policy has helped to reduce the probability of left-behind children＇s dropout significantly, and paternal non-agricultural employment has had positive impacts on left-behind children＂ education acquisition while that of maternal non-agricultural employment has only made negative contributions. Moreover, it＇s also noted that a higher parental education indicated a lower dropout chance of the children, whereas the number of children in the family and the opportunity costs of going to school have both contributed to a much higher dropout probability.