The Rural Education Action Program is part of the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions.
Education
Scholarly Publications
Early Parenting Interventions to Foster Human Capital in Developing Countries
One out of every three children under age 5 in developing countries lives in conditions that impede human capital development. In this study, we survey the literature on parenting training...
Stuck in the Middle School Rut: Can Anything Improve Academic Achievement in Rural Chinese Middle Schools?
Academic achievement in middle schools in rural China remains poor for many students. This study examines whether programmes and interventions can improve academic achievement by reviewing...
Exploring Teacher Job Satisfaction in Rural China: Prevalence and Correlates
Extant research continues to establish the importance of teacher job satisfaction to student performance, yet teacher job satisfaction remains under-investigated in rural China. In this paper, we...
Other Publications
News
"Caste Aside: The Future for China's Peasants" Podcast Episode Features Scott Rozelle
February 2022
The Little Red Podcast interviewed FSI senior fellow and SCCEI co-director Scott Rozelle on their podcast to discuss whether common prosperity in China can trickle down to the countryside or not and...
China is Purging Celebrities and Tech Billionaires. But the Problem is Bigger than 'Sissy Men'
September 2021
The Los Angeles Times writes about China's new "common prosperity" campaign to narrow the gap between rich and poor. However Scott Rozelle doesn't think "any of these...
Old Events
Does Money Matter? Education Enrollment and Attainment in Rural China
March 11, 2016
In 2006, the Chinese Government introduced a massive block grant program for rural compulsory education, similar to that of Title I grant in the United States.
Human Capital and Labor Market of China
February 17, 2016
9:30-12:00 Session 1: Inequality of Human Capital and Labor Market OutcomesLocation: Goldman Conference Room, Encina Hall East (4th floor) The Health and Nutrition Roots of China's Human Capital...
Amita Chudgar on "Who teaches marginalized children, and what may explain these teacher distribution patterns? Analysis of data from Asia, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa"
May 27, 2015
In the final International Education Initiative seminar of the year, Amita Chudgar, Associate Professor of Educational Administration at Michigan State University and Visiting Scholar at the GSE,...
Projects
Assessing and Credentialing Vocational High Schools
Problem Vocational high schools in China serve as an alternative to academic high school and typically provide two years of in-the-classroom training and a one-year, school-supervised, on-the-job...
English
Learning Through Reading
Evaluating the Impact of Extracurricular Reading Programs on Student Learning Problem Reading is the heart of the education mission in most countries in the world.
English
Increasing High School Matriculation
China has shown incredible progress in the last several decades in expanding access to education.
English
Multimedia
Podcast: The Role of EdTech in Education
December 2019
On their podcast production, Middlebury College students Christian Poulsen and Frederick Mosier interview Professor Scott Rozelle on the role of educational technology in rural China.
Yi Xi: How Rural Children's Development Affects China in the Future
December 2017
This video is in Chinese.
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