Based on the requirement of improving rural compulsory education quality and balancing education development proposed in "the twelfth five-year" plan,difference in compulsory education between urban and rura...Based on the requirement of improving rural compulsory education quality and balancing education development proposed in "the twelfth five-year" plan,difference in compulsory education between urban and rural areas in China is analyzed.Fairness of rural compulsory education is taken into consideration and the corresponding countermeasures are suggested.展开更多
Education plays a dominant role in contemporary society and is debated and contested all over the world.It is also the gateway to the wider world,but educational opportunities are frequently constrained by geographica...Education plays a dominant role in contemporary society and is debated and contested all over the world.It is also the gateway to the wider world,but educational opportunities are frequently constrained by geographical locality.The rural infrastructure of China,for example,presents major challenges to educators seeking to open this door for the children of rural China.The objective of this research is to identify and analyse educational problems existing in western rural regions in China.展开更多
This article mainly discusses the fairness of compulsory education and the transformation of higher education between free and charged. Through the development of China’s compulsory education and higher education, we...This article mainly discusses the fairness of compulsory education and the transformation of higher education between free and charged. Through the development of China’s compulsory education and higher education, we expound the deficiencies and the concept of perfection at current stage and then points out strategies of equity in compulsory education and higher education based on the current situation.展开更多
Due to imbalanced social and economic development,education in poverty-stricken rural areas in China is lagging behind that of urban areas.The current study explores the role of the nonprofit organizations(NPOs)involv...Due to imbalanced social and economic development,education in poverty-stricken rural areas in China is lagging behind that of urban areas.The current study explores the role of the nonprofit organizations(NPOs)involved in rural compulsory education promotion.Results show that the NPOs are providing a variety of programs to promote rural compulsory education,and the types of programs,as well as their implementation strategies and impact,are influenced by their registration statuses and background characteristics.Due to lack of coordination and skills,there still remain service gaps,and the quality of the existing programs is questionable.The article proposes strategies to strengthen the nonprofit sector’s work in rural compulsory education.展开更多
As the Chinese mainland has transitioned from elite to mass higher education,the race to attend university has escalated to become a race to attend selective universities.This study focuses on rural female university ...As the Chinese mainland has transitioned from elite to mass higher education,the race to attend university has escalated to become a race to attend selective universities.This study focuses on rural female university students and explores how they make sense of their higher education admission experiences.We rationalize that the inquiry into fairness is crystallized through examining rural female students’voices,which remain largely marginalized from the literature.Drawing from in-depth interviews with 22 rural female undergraduates from five selective universities in northern China,we focus on their perspectives towards three key issues in higher education admission:entrance exams,region-based quotas that put them at distinct disadvantages,and new reform initiatives.展开更多
文摘Based on the requirement of improving rural compulsory education quality and balancing education development proposed in "the twelfth five-year" plan,difference in compulsory education between urban and rural areas in China is analyzed.Fairness of rural compulsory education is taken into consideration and the corresponding countermeasures are suggested.
文摘Education plays a dominant role in contemporary society and is debated and contested all over the world.It is also the gateway to the wider world,but educational opportunities are frequently constrained by geographical locality.The rural infrastructure of China,for example,presents major challenges to educators seeking to open this door for the children of rural China.The objective of this research is to identify and analyse educational problems existing in western rural regions in China.
文摘This article mainly discusses the fairness of compulsory education and the transformation of higher education between free and charged. Through the development of China’s compulsory education and higher education, we expound the deficiencies and the concept of perfection at current stage and then points out strategies of equity in compulsory education and higher education based on the current situation.
文摘Due to imbalanced social and economic development,education in poverty-stricken rural areas in China is lagging behind that of urban areas.The current study explores the role of the nonprofit organizations(NPOs)involved in rural compulsory education promotion.Results show that the NPOs are providing a variety of programs to promote rural compulsory education,and the types of programs,as well as their implementation strategies and impact,are influenced by their registration statuses and background characteristics.Due to lack of coordination and skills,there still remain service gaps,and the quality of the existing programs is questionable.The article proposes strategies to strengthen the nonprofit sector’s work in rural compulsory education.
文摘As the Chinese mainland has transitioned from elite to mass higher education,the race to attend university has escalated to become a race to attend selective universities.This study focuses on rural female university students and explores how they make sense of their higher education admission experiences.We rationalize that the inquiry into fairness is crystallized through examining rural female students’voices,which remain largely marginalized from the literature.Drawing from in-depth interviews with 22 rural female undergraduates from five selective universities in northern China,we focus on their perspectives towards three key issues in higher education admission:entrance exams,region-based quotas that put them at distinct disadvantages,and new reform initiatives.
