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The Research Summary of Promoting Twelve-Year Compulsory Education in China

Authors
Xiangru Chen1, Qian Kai2, *, Jingyou Zheng3
1School of Foreign Languages, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, 510450, China
2Faculty of Art, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 570100, China
3Ulink College of Shanghai, Shanghai, 201615, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 201902110202@hainnu.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Qian Kai
Available Online 19 November 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_106How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Twelve-year compulsory education; Universal high school education; Rural education; Education inequality
Abstract

China’s compulsory education system, first introduced in 1986, has been implemented until now for almost four decades. In recent years, scholars and policymakers proposed the plan of expanding the current nine-year compulsory education to twelve years to include senior high school in the compulsory years. By investigating past research on the topic, this paper summarizes the main aspects of the twelve-year compulsory education system. First, manifestations about including high school, and giving priorities to rural areas and ethnic minorities are presented. Then, the foundation, past exemplary experiences, and significance of twelve-year compulsory education are demonstrated. Lastly, various possible dilemmas of the system on the inadequate educational awareness, potential increase in unemployment and social immobility, and the insufficient educational resources are discussed. It is found that twelve-year compulsory education could be feasible according to the reform proposal, demonstrated by many regions in the country. However, the problems would also be concerning in terms of bringing conflicting and damaging effects to the country, or mainly to the students. This paper concludes with indications and concerns raised to the government when implementing twelve-year compulsory education.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Science Education and Art Appreciation (SEAA 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 November 2022
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10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_106
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_106How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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