Research on Reform of Schoool-to-School Collaboration in China's Compulsory Education

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K23309
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Liu Jing 東北大学, 教育学研究科, 准教授 (60747864)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 学校間協力 / 中国 / 公立学校 / 義務教育 / 質の向上

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To reduce educational disparities among schools, China has actively promoted collaboration among schools. In this context, building educational groups has become one of the most widely adopted approaches to school improvement. In this study, I attempted to visualize a hybrid school collaboration model that incorporates both hierarchical and egalitarian approaches in Chengdu, China. The results revealed that top-down policy initiatives, bottom-up school autonomy, and shared responsibility for building quality education contributed to the improvement of schools by education groups. The study also revealed that lack of policy coordination, shared values, and lack of trust within the education group were obstacles to this reform.

Free Research Field

教育社会学・比較教育学会・国際教育開発

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、欧米における教育の質の改善をめざす「公立学校間の協力制度」の導入に対して中国における「義務教育均衡発展」および学校選択の規制強化を目指す「公立学校間協力」改革を対置させることで、世界の「恵まれない学校への支援」という共通テーマに対して新たな視点と理解を提示することができた。また、格差拡大による様々な限界に直面する日本社会での公立小中学校再編、公立回帰および質の改善による「学校づくり」に示唆を提供できた。