Leveling the Little Pagoda: The Impact of College Examinations, and Their Elimination, on Rural Education in China

2004 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Andreas
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
College Examinations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education In China

scholarly journals Killing Mayberry: The Crisis in Rural American Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Bryant Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
American Education ◽  
Rural America ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Social Pressures ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
The Impact

The article provides an overview of the turbulent and challenging times facing teachers and administrators in rural schools. The article examines literature from over the past decade to paint a full picture of the economic and social pressures exerting themselves in rural America and the impact these forces are having in rural schools. This work argues that rural education has been ignored too long by policy makers and even many Americans, and that this crime of omission has had disastrous consequences for many small communities. The article concludes with an examination of some of the tentative but hopeful steps that are being taken to address the crisis in rural education.

Valuing the Rural: Using an Ethical Lens to Explore the Impact of Defining, Doing and Disseminating Rural Education Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 265-285
Author(s):  
Natalie Downes ◽  
Jillian Marsh ◽  
Philip Roberts ◽  
Jo-Anne Reid ◽  
Melyssa Fuqua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
The Impact

Rural Education in China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Du ◽  
Huimeng Li ◽  
Weijian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Social Reproduction ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Education In China

Rural education has received considerable attention from researchers and policy makers in their attempts to understand the deep-rooted rural/urban dichotomy in China. Most debates surround how to improve the “quality” of rural education and to “rebalance” the level of educational development between rural and urban regions. For this purpose raising the “quality” of teachers across rural schools is highlighted as the key element in many policies and studies, and the focus has shifted from addressing a teacher shortage to the recruitment and retention of quality teachers, especially in those remote regions. Issues in China’s rural education are not only reflections of rural–urban differences but also reproduce these social differentiations. Those who pay the price of the entrenched rural/urban dichotomy in China are the increasing number of “left-behind” children in the rural villages as well as the “floating” students in the urban schools whose numbers have also increased in the past decades. Most members of both groups tend to undergo a social reproduction process in the school systems and eventually become workers in the manufacturing and service industries in urban centers. Meanwhile, rural education in China is also abundant in culturally meaningful processes. While many scholars and policy makers view the rural school as a critical site for passing on the cultural inheritance of “rural China,” rural students themselves nevertheless creatively make meaning of their daily experiences and produce rich cultural forms. Some of them develop certain forms of “counterschool” culture as they experience educational failure, while others take up cultural traits valued by their rural families and turn them into a form of cultural capital, which consequently plays a pivotal role in the educational and social mobility of rural students.

The Impact of Modernization on Higher Education in China

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Edwin Vaughan ◽  
Chunhou Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education In China ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education In China

scholarly journals SWOT Analysis on the Sinicization of Montessori's Children Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zongxiu Cai
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Educational Content ◽  
Montessori Education ◽  
Comprehensive Education ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Children Education ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education In China

The ideology teaching of Montessori education is a scientific view for children due to the comprehensive education contents and operational teaching methods. There are similarities of educational thoughts between Montessori and ancient Chinese. These are the conducive results of the further spreading of Montessori education in China. However, Montessori education overemphasized in freedom of thoughts and ignored the limitations of the game which neglected the role of educators. There are still many challenges in the process of combining Montessori education with China's national conditions due to the deviation of understanding and the impact of other educational thoughts. In the grasping needs of time for development, through the SWOT analysis on the sinicization of Montessori education combining with the national conditions in China, it is necessary to play the role of game actively by selecting appropriate educational content and strengthening the cultivation of Montessori educator in teaching Montessori education to further develop the children education industry in China.

scholarly journals Comparative Characteristics of Dances in China and Ukraine from the Point of View of Historical, Genre, Target, Methodological and Socio-Political Aspects: a Review Article

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-80
Author(s):  
G. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Dance Education ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Body ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Ages ◽  
Body And Soul ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education In China

Purpose: to compare target, style, methodological, historical and socio-political features and determine the possibilities of mutual application of various approaches to the development of dance education in China and Ukraine. Material and methods. The review included articles on the peculiarities of historical development, methodological aspects, the dance influence on health of people of different ages and different social status. The review also included articles on the peculiarities of the social and political aspects of dance art in China and Ukraine. The analysis of literary sources was carried out by working with scientific articles that are presented in the databases "Web of Science", "Scopus", "Pub Med" and others. Results. The features of Chinese dances that can be applied in Ukraine have been identified: 1 - the practice of mass dances on the streets and squares of cities; 2 - the inner orientation of the dance art towards unity with nature, towards the self-expression of people of their feelings, emotions, experiences, towards achieving harmony through movement; 3 - increased attention to the psychological preparation of dancers; 4 - high attention of researchers to the influence of dancing on the mental and cardiological health of people of different ages; 5 - high number of articles, published in rating journals. The features of Ukrainian dances, which can be applied in China, have been determined: 1 - the development of speed-power qualities of dancers; 2 - implementation of an individual approach, which is currently beginning to develop in Ukraine. Conclusions. The combination of Ukrainian speed-power dance and Chinese inner focus on harmony of body and soul, on unity with nature will create a qualitatively new approach to the development of dance art in general and to the process of teaching dance. This study is the first from the point of view of a comparative analysis of the process of teaching dance in China and Ukraine in terms of historical, socio-political, methodological, substantive aspects, as well as the impact of dancing on the body of the practitioners.

scholarly journals Teaching English for Economic Competiveness: Emerging Issues and Challenges in English Education in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Guo
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
English Language ◽  
English Education ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education In China

Under China’s market economy, English language learning has been adopted as a strategy to promote the nation’s economic competitiveness in a global economy. This development reflects a discourse of linguistic instrumentalism. Based upon individual interviews of 24 English teachers in Zhejiang Province, China, the study reveals that teachers question the assumptions of linguistic instrumentalism, the gatekeeper role of English, the impact of the increasing dominance of English on Chinese language, and their students’ internalization of the belief in the superiority of Anglo culture. In addition, the study suggests that as a result of globalization, the delivery of English education in China has experienced unprecedented marketization and privatization. Despite increases in their salaries, teachers still live in poor conditions. Under the fee-paying principle, parents expect teachers to provide the best service to their children, and as such the relations between teachers and students have become like those between businesses and clients. It seems evident that teaching has been devalued and commodified in the age of market economy.

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