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Finding the Way to Improve the Compulsory Education in Rural China

Ziqi Xiao

Abstract


This paper aims to explore the development of compulsory education in rural areas of China. The author first discusses the explanations for the improvement of compulsory education in rural areas of China that lag behind the development of compulsory education in urban cities. These factors include poverty, family characteristics and concepts, as well as the uneven allocation of educational resources. Following these points, this paper further analyzes the problems associated with uneven allocations of human resources in addition to the uneven allocation of educational resources from the perspective of teachers. Finally, proposed suggestions are delivered based on the current status of basic education in China, which can be summarized as recommendations for improving the development of rural compulsory education in accordance with the aspects of quantity and quality of teachers.

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Compulsory education;Rural China;Educational resources;Teachers

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v8i4.13298

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