Promise and Reality: Using ICTs to Bridge China's Rural-Urban Divide in Education

Autor/inn/en	Luo, Heng; Zuo, Mingzhang; Wang, Jixin
Titel	Promise and Reality: Using ICTs to Bridge China's Rural-Urban Divide in Education
Quelle	In: Educational Technology Research and Development, 70 (2022) 3, S.1125-1147 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zuo, Mingzhang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-1629
DOI	10.1007/s11423-022-10118-8
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Information Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Rural Urban Differences; Rural Schools; Rural Education; Academic Achievement; Educational Change; Social Development; Emotional Development; Faculty Development; Socioeconomic Influences; Barriers; Sustainable Development; Equal Education; Social Justice; Educational Policy; Policy Formation; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Informationstechnologie; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Schulleistung; Bildungsreform; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Betätigung
Abstract	Rapid urbanization in China has worsened the educational disparity between rural and urban regions, which can lead to increased social stratification and injustice. Information and communications technologies (ICTs), with their potential to enable universal access and pedagogical reform, are considered a promising solution to bridge such disparity. To gain a deeper understanding of how ICTs can promote equity and quality in China's education system, this study employed the extended case method to critically evaluate the longitudinal changes in four rural schools since the implementation of ICT initiatives in 2014. Our study revealed that ICTs acted as an external force that disrupted the status quo of rural education in terms of pedagogical and curricular norms, classroom structure and dynamics, perceived school and teacher identities, and induced positive changes such as increased academic performance, social and emotional development for left-behind children, and professional development for rural teachers. The study also offered theoretical insight into the socioeconomic factors hindering the sustainable development of ICT-supported rural education. Our research findings can contribute to the theory development in educational equity, educational quality, and social justice, and inform policy formulation to revamp rural education in China. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01