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ChinaModeofPreferentialDevelopmentofEducationinEthnicAreasComparisonandSelection
ChinaModeofPreferentialDevelopmentofEducationinEthnicAreasComparisonandSelection
Abstract
Fromtheperspectiveoforiginandwayofuseofthefactorsofproduction,theChinesemodeofpreferentialdevelopmentforeducationinethnicareascouldbeclarifiedintomodeof“hematopoiesis”,modeof“transfusion”andmodeof”immigration”.Whencomparingthesethreemodesfromthedimensionsoffeature,environmentandobjective,wecouldfindthatthesedifferentmodeshavetheirownadvantagesanddisadvantageswhenwehavedifferentemphasis.Theeducationaldevelopmentinethnicareasshouldchooseapropermode,consideringthespecificissuesandsituations,thustheobjectiveofdevelopmentcouldbeachieved.
Keywords:
Ethnicareas;Preferentialdevelopmentofeducation;Chinamode;Comparison;Selection
Li,X.,&Hu,X.F.(2014).ChinaModeofPreferentialDevelopmentofEducationinEthnicAreas:
ComparisonandSelection.StudiesinSociologyofScience,5(4),-0.Availablefrom:
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INTRODUCTION
Educationisfundamentallyconcernedwithrealisingthepotentialofeverychild,butanincreasingsocialdiversitypresentsenormouschallengesforthestateintermsofitscommitmenttoprovidinganappropriateeducationforall.Factorssuchasethnicity,disabilityandmaterialdeprivationareassociatedwithinequality,socialexclusionandtheriskofloweducationalattainment.Diversityalsoreflectsdivergentculturalvaluesandnorms.Inrespondingtothechallengesposedbydiversity,publiceducationauthoritiesaretosomeextentconstrainedbyindividualorgrouprights(Harris,2007).Manycountriesattachesgreatimportancetoethniceducationdevelopment,suchastheUnitedStatestakeeconomyandculturalcompensationtosupportblacksandotherethniceducation,whicharecoveringeverystages,ProjectHeadStart(1965),SchoolDesegregation,ProjectFollow-Through,CompensatoryEducationProgram,TheElementaryandSecondaryEducationAct(1965),EducationConsolidationandImprovementAct(1981),Hawkins-StaffordElementaryandSecondarySchoolImprovementAmendmentsof1988,NoChildLeftBehindAct(2001).
InChina,thestrategyofgrantingethnicareaswithpreferentialdevelopmentofeducationhasbecomeasocialconsensusandconsciousdesire,butwiththetransformationofsocial-economicdevelopmentandtheaccelerationofurbanization,thequestionofpreferentialdevelopmentofeducationinChineseethnicareasisnotsimplyaboutinputofmoney,personneltrainingandcounterpartaids,etc..Weoughttotakemodesofdevelopmentasastartingpoint,teaseoutandrethinksystematicallythepolicies,andfurtherweshouldthinkaboutthis:
Inanewhistoricalperiod,howcouldwetacklethepracticaldemandsderivedfromeducationaldivergencesandavoidthetendencyofhomogenizationforeducationalpreferentialdevelopmentwhenwepursueequalityofeducationintheseareas.Thisthinkinghasanimportantsignificance,boththeoreticallyandpractically. 1.CATEGORYOFMODESOFPREFERENTIALDEVELOPMENTOFEDUCATIONINETHNICAREAS
Modemeansmethod,means,way,mainbodyofimplementationofthisstrategyismainlythegovernment,accordingtodifferentcriteriaofclassification,themodesofimplementationcouldbeclassifiedintoseveralcases.Forinstance,wehaveelementaryeducation,vocationaleducation,preschooleducationandhighereducationetc.accordingtothecriterionoftypesofeducation;wehavemodesofinputoffunds,dispositionofteachers,constructionofinfrastructure,institutionalpriorityetc.accordingtothecriterionofcontentofimplementation,wehaveconcretemodeslikeTibetMode,XinjiangMode,InnerMongoliaModeorSouthwestMode,NorthwestMode,etc.accordingtothecriterionofplaceofimplementation.Inthispaper,webaseourstudiesonthecoreissue―preferentialdevelopmentofeducationinethnicareas,andwearemorewillingtoconcentrateonthisproblem:
howthefactorsofproductionandresourcesareintheareaofeducationaregivenfullplayintheimplementationofthisstrategy.Weventuretoclassifythemodesofdevelopmentfromtheperspectiveoforiginandwayofuseofthefactorsofproduction,andthenthesethreearederived:
modeof“hematopoiesis”,modeof“transfusion”andmodeof“immigration”.
Modeofhematopoiesisstartsfrominsidetheethnicareas,anditaddressestheissueofeducationaldevelopmentintheseareasbywayofenhancingtheworkingenthusiasmandabilityofrelatedmainbodiesofresponsibility.Thismodeladvocates“self-reliance”forthedevelopmentofeducation,andmeanwhileittriestocreateagoodatmosphereforthisdevelopment.Modeoftransfusionmakesuseofcomparativelyadvantageousresourcesfromoutside,appliesvariousmethodsofaidtohelptheeducationaldevelopmentintheseareas.Foralongtime,thiskindofmodelwhichseekshelpfromexternalforceseestheactiveinvolvementofsocialwelfareorganizations,intermediaryorgansandotherenterprisesandinstitutionsbesidesthegovernment.Especially,duetovigoroussupportfromcomparativelydevelopedareas,theeffectivenessofimplementingrelatedlawsviathismodeisgreatlyimproved.Insidetheethnicareas,fortheresolvementofurban-ruralgap,somepositiveandfeasiblemethodsoftransfusionalsoareappliedtohelpcomparativelylessdevelopedruralareas.Modeof“immigration”isaconceptthatisderivedfromtheangleofregionaldifferencetostudytheimplementationoflawsrelatedtothepreferentialdevelopment,itsbiggestfeatureisthatthefactorsofproductiondoesnotmovewhiletherecipientmoves.Strictlyspeaking,educationalimmigrationcouldbeclassifiedas“active”and“passive”intermsoftheeducated,alsoitcouldbeclassifiedas“government-leading”and“theeducated-oriented”,asto“passive”and“theeducated-oriented”,economicallydevelopedareasespeciallythecostaldevelopedareasshouldrecruitstudentsfromethnicareaswhohaveacertainlevelofeducation,providethemwithremotetrainingandhelpwiththeiremployment,ortheeducatedinethnicareascouldactivelyreceivetheireducationandworkinthedevelopedareas,thesearealsoakindofeducationalimmigration.But,duetothefactthattherelatedlawsmostlyonlymakeprovisionsastothegovernment’sresponsibilityintheprocessofeducationaldevelopment,the“immigration”modereferredtointhispaperisamethodofremotemigrationandaidwhichaimsathelpingethnicareaswiththedevelopmentofeducation,itisgovernment-leadingwiththeeducatedbeingactiveorpassive. 2.CONCRETEMANIFESTATIONANDCOMPARISONOFTHEMODESOFPREFERENTIALDEVELOPMENTOFEDUCATIONINETHNICAREAS
2.1Modeof“Hematopoiesis”
Intermsofimplementingrelatedlaws,themodeofhematopoiesishasthecommonfeaturewhichallpreferentialdevelopmentsofeducationinwesternpoverty-strickenareasshare,alsoitembodiestheethnicareas”owncharacteristics,thehematopoiesismodethegovernmenttakesinrecentyearsmainlyinvolvesthefollowingaspects:
Firstlyishematopoiesisofteachersintheseplaces,especiallytheruralareas.Thisinvolvesanincreasedtrainingofteachersfromalllevelsofschools,animprovementoftreatmentandsocialstatusforruralteachers,anintensifiedtrainingforin-serviceteachersandteambuildingofbilingualteachers.Secondlyisguaranteeofeducationappropriationsandimprovementofteachingconditions.Forexample,wecouldtakepartofborderconstructionsubsidiesandethnicallowancesspeciallytosupportcompulsoryeducation,operatewithamechanismofdiverseinvestmentineducationatthesametime,activelyadvocatesocialinvolvementinvocationalandpreschooleducationsintheseareas,thustoenhancevitalityofeducation.Thirdlyisrespecttotheinherentfeaturesofeducationintheseareasandconsiderationofthedemandsofeducationthere.Relatedlawsandregulationshavegrantedtheseareaswithcorrespondingflexibilityandautonomyindevelopingeducation,therefore,thebiggestadvantageofthismodeofhematopoiesisisafullplayofitsownautonomy,whichismainlyembodiedininstructionalmodes,educationpoliciesandselectionofteachingmaterials.
2.2Modeof“Transfusion”
Thefirstaspectofthismodeissupplementofteacherstotheseplacesespeciallyruralareasandthisismainlyembodiedinpreferentialandincliningpolicies,etc.suchasremissionoftuition,improvementoftreatment,reductionofentrythresholdandprovisionofopportunityforfurthereducation.Thesecondaspectisflowofteacherswithinaparticulararea.AfterReformandOpening-up,facedwiththefactthatthereexistsabiggapbetweeneducationinurbanandruralareas,relevantgovernmentdepartmentsmainlyapplythemethodofsendingvolunteerteachers(particularlyshort-term)toruralschoolsintheunderprivilegedandethnicareas.Butincontrast,duetoreasonsofruralteachers”ownlifeandworkandguideoftheselectionmechanismofteachersinurbanareas,one-wayflowofteachersfromruraltourbanareascouldbefrequentlyseen,andthisresultsinastrangephenomenonof“Adverseelimination”.Thethirdaspectisaninclineddistributionofeducationresources.Ontheonehandisinclinationofinputofeducationresources;ontheotherhandisexportingofqualityresourcestotheseareasbydevelopingonesviacounterpartaids. 2.3Modeof“Immigration”
Asamechanismofremoteaidforethnicareaseducationaldevelopment,themodeof“immigration”isfavoredbygovernmentdu