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.

Featured Projects

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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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Publications

Journal Articles

Effect of a Local Vision Care Center on Eyeglasses Use and School Performance in Rural China A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Ophthalmology, 2018

Journal Articles

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Education

Overview

Featured Projects

Educational Technology

Improving Rural Schooling

Early Childhood Development

Effect of Caregiver's mental Health on Early Childhood Development across Different Rural Communities in China

The Relationship Between Birth Season and Early Childhood Development: Evidence from Northwest Rural China

Anemia and Student's Educational Performance in Rural Central China: Prevalence, Correlates, and Impacts.

Math and Chinese-Language Learning: Where Are China’s Vulnerable Subpopulations?

Teachers' Influence on Purchase and Wear of Children's Glasses in Rural China: The PRICE Study

Can Reading Programs Improve Reading Skills and Academic Performance in Rural China?

Impact of Online Computer Assisted Learning on Education: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in China

Stereotype Threat and Educational Tracking: A Field Experiment in Chinese Vocational High Schools

Revisiting the Role of Human Capital in Development: Discussion

Human Capital and the Middle Income Trap: How Many of China's Youth Are Going to High School?

Ability Tracking and Social Trust in China's Rural Secondary School System

China's Invisible Crisis: Cognitive Delays among Rural Toddlers and the Absence of Modern Parenting

Effect of a Local Vision Care Center on Eyeglasses Use and School Performance in Rural China A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial

Assessing the Quality of Upper-Secondary Vocational Education and Training: Evidence from China

The Academic Performance of Primary School Students from Rural China: Distribution and Correlates

Rural education across China's 40 years of Reform: past successes and future challenges

Human Capital and China’s Future Growth

The Education Gap of China's Migrant Children and Rural Counterparts

Anemia and Student's Educational Performance in Rural Central China: Prevalence, Correlates and Impacts

Effect of Parental Migration on the Academic Performance of Left-behind Middle School Students in Rural China

Assessing College Critical Thinking: Preliminary Results from the Chinese HEIghten® Critical Thinking Assessment

Unpacking Teacher Professional Development

Absolute versus Comparative Advantage: Consequences for Gender Gaps in STEM and College Access

Inequalities in the Pathway to College in China: When Do Students from Poor Areas Fall Behind?

The Gender Gap in Math Performance, Self-Concept, and Anxiety: Rural and Urban China in an International Context