Abstract
As the biggest developing country with the largest population in the world, China has made great achievements in education development, which has contributed tremendously to reducing poverty and boosting prosperity in the past decades. However, in the course of education development, many problems and issues have emerged, which have also been extensively studied by scholars in various fields in both China and international contexts. Among the myriad of research topics, three research foci stand out as the most concerning and studied: education return, education quality, and education equity. This paper draws on both international research literature and evidence from China to discuss education development issues including education return, education quality, and education equity, and suggests future directions for research and practice to enhance education development and to achieve a sustainable future.
Highlights
Throughout history, human’s innovations for solving various kinds of problems in order to make a better living have spread and accumulated as knowledge
The main objective of this paper is to provide a landscape of research on education in China, suggesting future directions for research and policymaking
The findings suggest that hukou and place of origin and receiving compulsory education play a large role in determining individuals’ education and human capital, and earnings in the labor market
Summary
Throughout history, human’s innovations for solving various kinds of problems in order to make a better living have spread and accumulated as knowledge. It is widely accepted that the objective and goal of education is to promote learning and help individuals master knowledge and develop skills, which help them find better jobs, earn more income, and have a higher quality of living. This aggregately contributes to economic growth and an improved social environment. Extensive research efforts have been made to explore and identify different education inequality patterns and the underlying reasons so as to provide references and suggestions for improvement in future policy making and implementation [4,5,6] Exploring these issues and solving specific problems need to be based on specific contexts.
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