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Study of the Main Components of Educational Inequality in Contemporary China
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Abstract
The idea of educational equity has a long history, and the pursuit of educational justice is a long-standing human society ideal. China is one of the largest educational countries in the world. The government has been working hard for educational equity. With the continuous development of society, many educational hidden dangers left in the past have gradually emerged. The main research object of this paper is the inequity phenomenon in modern China’s education circumstances, and through the research data, policies, and existing research theories to look for the root of the inequity in China’s education. The results of the study found that it is difficult to generalize the root causes of the existing educational inequity in China. Policies, resources, and regions are one of the main manifestations of inequity, among which resources are the most important. Their origins are interrelated, and inequality of opportunity is one of the reasons. This paper puts forward some feasible schemes to improve the current situation of educational inequity in China from the perspective of different areas.
Keywords
China, inequality, education, resources, opportunity
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Li,Z. (2023). Study of the Main Components of Educational Inequality in Contemporary China. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,8,47-52.
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