Education

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Education

Shaping China's future generation.

Overview

Education is an essential component of human capital formation and has implications for economic growth, China’s transition to a modern economy, and China’s capacity to compete in 21st century industries. Our Center is among a small number of groups with comprehensive data on multiple key dimensions of China’s education system. This unique position enables us to continue path breaking research on education in China that is relevant to policy makers and educators around the world.

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Educational Technology

Educational Technology (EdTech) holds abundant promise to narrow China’s -- and the worlds -- educational divide, by possibly bringing many of these resources within reach of rural students. But virtually no research so far has determined what types of platforms are most effective. Our researchers have pioneered evidence based research to determine the effectiveness of EdTech and help policymakers understand the value of extending useful programs to the neediest areas.

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Improving Rural Schooling

We see what happens in the classroom as an integral part of the learning experience. We are intervening to help bring tailored effective solutions to both teachers and students in rural classrooms. Some of our initiatives include extracurricular reading programs, teaching training research, and incentives for teachers programs.

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Early Childhood Development

China's future is in its children, and REAP is working directly with babies and their parents to help them start off on the right foot.

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Education

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Featured Projects

Educational Technology

Improving Rural Schooling

Early Childhood Development

Quantity-Quality Trade-off of Children in a Developing Country: Identification Using Chinese Twins

Reconciling the Returns to Education in Off-Farm Wage Employment in Rural China

Returns to Education in Rural China

Why Does Spousal Education Matter for Earnings? Assortative Mating or Cross-productivity

Community Matters in China

Mother's Education and Child Health: Is There a Nurturing Effect?

Children’s Social Welfare in China, 1989–1997: Access to Health Insurance and Education

Estimating Returns to Education Using Twins

Parental Childcare and Children's Educational Attainment: Evidence from China

Labor Market Emergence and Returns to Education in Rural China