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The Current Situation of Educational Equity Between Urban and Rural Areas in China: An Analysis of Literature Review

Yangyi ZhengGuangzhou College of Commerce*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

Since the fifth plenary session of China’s 19th Five-Year Plan introduced the objective of "promoting educational equity and driving the balanced development in compulsory education, as well as urban-rural integration", the unequal development of compulsory education between urban and rural areas has been widely discussed by Chinese scholars as a crucial topic of educational equity. This study found through a literature review that the rate of urbanization among students during their compulsory education years surpasses that of the general population, which is related to the uneven distribution of educational resources between city and countryside, namely the phenomenon of "underdeveloped rural regions and overcrowded urban regions". Numerous scholars have analyzed the influencing factors of this disparity and proposed relevant policies and solutions, broadening public awareness about issues related to fairness in rural-urban compulsory education and promoting research work in this field. However, there are still unsolved difficulties in optimizing the urban-rural educational pattern and achieving educational equity, which are problems that China needs to address in its economic-social development processes and educational reform.

Keywords: Education urbanization; Rural-urban compulsory education; Balanced development; Educational equity; Literature review
Published: September 27, 2024
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/45/20240100
Volume: CHR Vol.45
pp. 110-114
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