Research on the Influence of Urban-rural Dual Structure on the Social Mobility Function of Rural Education — Based on the Empirical Investigation of the Loss of Rural Junior High School Students in S City, Hubei Province

Journal: Journal of Higher Education Research DOI: 10.32629/jher.v2i2.304

Miao Li

School of Marxism, Wuhan University of Science and Technology

Abstract

Based on the empirical investigation of the loss of rural junior high school students in S City, Hubei Province, this article explores the weakening of the social mobility function of rural education under the dual structure of urban and rural areas, and points out the deep-seated reasons — the urban-centric orientation of the national education system under the dual urban-rural structure. At the same time, the article reveals the harm of the weakening of the social mobility function of rural education under the urban-rural dual structure.

Keywords

urban-rural dual structure, rural education, social mobility, drain, weakening

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