scholarly journals Erratum to: The urban–rural education gap: do cities indeed make us smarter?

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Education Gap

scholarly journals The urban–rural education gap: do cities indeed make us smarter?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raoul van Maarseveen
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Rural Education ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Recent Success ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Education Gap

Abstract Despite the large urban–rural education gap observed in most countries, little attention has been paid to whether cities actually enjoy a comparative advantage in the production of human capital. Using Dutch administrative data, this paper finds that children growing in urban regions consistently attain higher levels of human capital compared with children in rural regions, conditional on observed cognitive ability and various family characteristics. The elasticity of university attendance with respect to population density is 0.07, which is robust across a variety of specifications. Hence, the paper offers a different explanation to explain the recent success of cities.

scholarly journals Current Situation and Development Trend of Policies for Balanced Development of Urban and Rural Education in Eastern, Central and Western China from the Perspective of Educational Equity

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Jianwei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Educational Equity ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Western China ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Education Gap

Since the 21st century, China has achieved some success in equity in urban-rural education, and the policies issued have effectively eased the economic pressure of families with special problems and enabled rural education to develop in a sustained and healthy way. In addition, some relevant auxiliary policies have been implemented, providing large amounts of resources for rural education, greatly improving the level of education and teaching and the enthusiasm of rural education. Based on this, this article analyzes the current situation and development trend of policies for balanced development of urban and rural education in eastern, central and western China from the perspective of educational equity. According to the current policies, the main reasons leading to the education gap in eastern, central and western China are discussed. It also clarifies the existing problems of relevant policies, and conducts research and analysis on the future development, aiming to effectively improve the school-running situation in poor and backward areas and to truly realize education for all citizens.

scholarly journals China is closing its rural education gap

Nature ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 511 (7509) ◽  
pp. 292-292
Author(s):  
Xin Miao ◽  
Christina W. Y. Wong
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Education Gap

scholarly journals Research on the Influence of Urban-rural Dual Structure on the Social Mobility Function of Rural Education — Based on the Empirical Investigation of the Loss of Rural Junior High School Students in S City, Hubei Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miao Li
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Dual Structure ◽  
Mobility Function ◽  
The Social ◽  
Urban Rural

Based on the empirical investigation of the loss of rural junior high school students in S City, Hubei Province, this article explores the weakening of the social mobility function of rural education under the dual structure of urban and rural areas, and points out the deep-seated reasons — the urban-centric orientation of the national education system under the dual urban-rural structure. At the same time, the article reveals the harm of the weakening of the social mobility function of rural education under the urban-rural dual structure.

scholarly journals Urban-rural Comparison of Children’s Education Investment in Compulsory Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 03049
Author(s):  
Zhang Depeng ◽  
Shi Zhenlei
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Rural Families ◽  
Compulsory Education ◽  
Urban Families ◽  
Family Education ◽  
Children's Education ◽  
Education Investment ◽  
Rural Family ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Education Participation

Family education investment is an important mechanism that affects the stratification of urban and rural education in China. This article analyzes the urban-rural gap in China’s family education investment and focuses on comparing the two levels of family education expenditure and education participation. The study found that the total expenditure for children ‘s education in urban households during compulsory education is higher than that in rural households, and the gap between the two in terms of extra-school tutoring expenditure is even greater. In terms of family education participation, the education participation behavior of urban families among children of compulsory education stage is more frequent, and the counseling time is longer than that of rural families. Rural families’ care for their children’s life and learning is significantly weaker than urban families. The comparative study of urban and rural family education investment in this article is helpful to understand the formation of urban and rural education inequality, and to grasp the specific differences between urban and rural family children’s education investment in compulsory education stage.

Persistent Inequalities in Funding for Rural Schooling in Contemporary China

Asian Survey ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gang Guo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Education Reforms ◽  
Education Spending ◽  
Contemporary China ◽  
Rural Schooling ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
The Government

Decentralization in post-Mao China has widened regional gaps in the provision of basic education. Reforms since 1994 have not reversed that trend. More recently, the government started centralized spending projects on rural education, which have significantly narrowed the urban-rural gap in education spending since 2001. However, interprovincial disparities remain large and growing.

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