Research on Educational Inequality among Students in Poverty-stricken Areas in China

Abstract

Education in reality and the constant pursuit of equality of education, are both sides of the same problem. This article makes research on educational inequality in rural education and urban education. To sort out and explain the reasons for the existing inequality in the field of education, this article involves reasons for inequality in education in rural regions and available ways to alleviate it. The inequality in education is not that some students can attend schools and some cannot, problems in deep are much more worth being concerned about. In the study, the author finds that students in disadvantaged are mainly in different sorts of inequality, like curriculum, teacher quality, and educational investments. It leads to improper and unequal allocation of education resources, and then students in rural regions cannot have access to education in quality and generate their living environment for the next generation. Solutions to alleviate existing problems are listed in the following parts of the research, namely offering incentive pay for teachers, applying local resources in the curriculum, and offering educational programs on vocational training and guidance for disadvantaged juniors.