Rural Education in ChinaAEs Social Transition (Education and Society in China)

This book investigates the interplay between China's social, economic, and educational policy changes, its rural households and urban communities. It is divided into the two main spheres of teaching and learning: Part I contextualizes the home environment and Part II describes teachers and students in the schooling environment. A unique contribution of the book is its emphasis on the intersection of resource-constrained rural environments, limited knowledge networks, and urbanization of parent support, student engagement in learning, teacher and student retention.

• | Author: Gerard A. Postiglione
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Sep 30, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138681407
• | ISBN-13: 9781138681408