School Closure and Consolidation Policy
Reshaping Grassroots Education in China Amid Demographic Challenges - A Case Study of a County in the Pearl River Delta
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This book investigates the implementation of school closure and consolidation policies in Chinese primary education. As a major reform initiative, this policy seeks to optimize the allocation of educational resources and improve overall educational quality. In the context of declining birth rates and rapid urbanization, school closure and consolidation have emerged as a practical response to the growing challenges facing rural education. Based on an in-depth case study of Qing County in the Pearl River Delta, this book examines multiple models of consolidation—including complete consolidation, grade-specific consolidation, and deferred consolidation—as well as the function of receiving schools that absorb students from closed or consolidated institutions. Drawing on interviews and participant observation, it analyzes the policy’s effects on resource distribution and educational quality in the post-consolidation period. Aimed at policymakers, educators, and scholars, this book offers valuable insights into the transformation of rural education in China and carries implications for comparable educational reforms in other contexts.
Delivers a systematic, in-depth analysis of policy-driven rural primary school closure and consolidation in China Is the only study comparing multiple consolidation models and analyzing their distinct educational and community impacts Written by leading experts in the field
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Di Lan
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Grassroots Education China School Closure and Consolidation Policy Rural Primary School China Educational Resource Distribution Declining Birth Rates China Educational Quality Stakeholder Perspectives Education Policy Implementation Case Study Localized Policy Adaptation China Policy Recommendations