Rural Education Reform in China

Eryong Xue, Changjiang Scholar (Young Scholar) of Ministry of Education, is Professor at China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, where he also serves as Chief Scholar from the Ministry of Education for the key project 'Research on Education Thoughts of President Xi Jinping.' His research interests include education policy and law, comparative education policy, and equality of education. He has published over 160 articles, monographs, reports, and policy briefs in these areas. Jian Li, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University. While pursuing her Ph.D. at Indiana University in Bloomington, the USA, Dr. Li served as Senior Research Consultant for the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Inclusion and Diversity and in Associate Researcher position for the Project on Academic Success, Center for Postsecondary Research atIndiana University. Dr. Li’s general areas of scholarship are education policy and law, and comparative education policy, and has published over 60 articles, monographs, and book chapters.

The rural school layout adjustment in China.- The rural teacher development in China.- The rural students' all-round education development in China.- The vocational education in China’s rural areas.- The rural education informatization development in China.