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Research on the Evolution Process of Balanced Development of Compulsory Education in China

Author(s)

Yujiao Wang1, Sirisak Laochankham1,*, Wei Yang2

Affiliation(s)

1College of Local Administration, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand 2International College, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand *Corresponding Author.

Abstract

Compulsory education is an important part of China's educational endeavors, and whether its development is balanced or not, and how effective the reforms are, will have a direct impact on the construction and development of the national education system. The balanced development of China's compulsory education has gone through 20 years, experiencing the process from non-equilibrium to the gradual pursuit of equilibrium. In this study, 75 development texts were analyzed by word frequency analysis using Nvivo14 software. From the course of change, it can be seen that the balanced development of compulsory education has been affected by the deep structural influences of multiple factors, such as the level of socio-economic development, politics, and cultural background. Analyzing the development goals of the balanced development of compulsory education at different stages is of great significance for promoting the strategy of quality and balanced development of compulsory education in China at the new stage.

Keywords

Compulsory Education; Balanced Development; Evolution Process; Implementation Analysis; Objectives

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