中国甘肃省农村地区为低收入家庭服务的民办学校

在甘肃省农村地区,研究小组发现586所民办学校,这些民办学校目前拥有59,958名在读学生。出于研究比较的原因,研究小组同时调研了309所农村地区的公办学校。研究结果表明尽管公办学校与民办学校的生师比相等,但是与公办学校相比,民办学校的女童入学率更高。尽管公办学校与民办学校收取相同的学费,但是民办学校教师的工资远远低于公办教师。仅有少量的民办学校得到当地政府的资助。研究结果表明建立民办学校的主要原因是因为公办学校距离太远。公办学校与民办学校在教学活动中没有显著性差异。本文阐述了这些研究结果对于中国和国际发展机构在制定教育发展政策方面的启示。

Private Schools for Low-earnings Families in the Countryside of Gansu Province

Research found 586 private schools in villages in Gansu province,enrolling 59,958 pupils;309 public schools were located for comparison.Private schools had significantly higher female enrolment than public schools,while pupil-teacher ratios were equivalent.Teacher salaries were significantly lower in private than public schools,although fees charged in both were equivalent.Only a small minority of private schools received local government subsidy.Private schools were reportedly established because public schools were too far away.There was no significant difference regarding teaching activity in public or private schools.Implications of these findings for national and international development policy are outlined.