Study on the influence of social support on the effect of science education in rural primary schools

Abstract

This paper analyses the influence of different social support on the effect of science education in rural primary schools, based on the data of rural primary school teachers in 5 re¬gions of Heilongjiang Province in China. The study found that the independent effects of the five social supports such as economic support, the support of science education venues, the guidance of science education and teaching on-site, improvement training of science teacher quality, serve as a science education counsellor on the effect of science education in rural primary schools were significant. The improvement training of science teacher quality and the guidance of science education and teaching on-site still has a great influence on the effect of science education in rural primary schools under the background of different school characteristics, and under sufficient and insufficient capital of science teaching. However, the impact of economic support, the support of science education venues, serving as a science education counsellor is not significant. Therefore, in order to better provide high-quality social support for science education in rural primary schools, a multi-subject science education alliance, led by the county educational administrative departments, should be established to improve coordination and matching degree of social support resource. A science education demand evaluation system, should be established in rural primary schools, to enhance the accuracy of social support services. The quality improvement of science teachers should be taken as the core of social support to clarify the direction of social support.