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Revisiting educational equity and quality in China through Confucianism, policy, research, and practice
Mu, Guanglun Michael Zheng, Xinrong Jia, Ning Li, Xiaohua Wang, Shaoyi Chen, Yanchuan He, Ying May, Lyn Carter, Merilyn Dooley, Karen
Mu, Guanglun Michael
Zheng, Xinrong
Jia, Ning
Li, Xiaohua
Wang, Shaoyi
Chen, Yanchuan
He, Ying
May, Lyn
Carter, Merilyn
Dooley, Karen
Abstract
The promotion of educational equity and improvement of educational quality in China are contextualised in tenets of Confucianism and policy directives, inspiring educational research and practice. In this paper, we first explore the historical and cultural roots of educational equity and quality through Confucianism and elaborate on the current policy priority that aims to address educational equity and quality. We then present an overview of research on equity and quality in Chinese education. Informed by Confucianism, policy, and research, we pose a framework to structure our investigation and analysis of three illustrative examples, namely the Special Post Teacher Plan, amalgamation of rural schools, and schooling of floating children. Drawing insights from Confucianism, policy, research, and practice, we conclude that the promotion of educational equity through high quality provision of education for disadvantaged groups can help to narrow the gap in educational quality currently existing in China.
Keywords
educational equity, educational quality, Confucianism, The State Guidelines, Chinese education
Date
2013
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The Australian Educational Researcher
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40
Issue
3
Page Range
373-389
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