The Impact of Changes in School Age Population on Education and the Response to It
Population is a fundamental element that affects the development of education,and the increase,decrease,and spatial distribution of the school-age population affect the layout of schools and the allocation of educational resources,giving rise to systematic changes within education.In terms of population size,the sharp decline in the school-age population of each stage due to the cliff like decline in the number of new births will not only cause profound changes in the supply and demand relationship of educational resources,but also serve as a key variable driving education reform.In terms of population distribution,while large-scale population mobility has caused adjustments in school layout,the disappearance of rural schools,and the overall decline of rural education,it has also led to the differentiation of"people"in the education field due to the physical mobility rather than identity mobility achieved by the majority of mobile populations under the"migrant-left behind"family separation model.In terms of population structure,the sharp decline in the number of newborns has resulted in a inverted"U-shaped"structure of the school-age population,which not only creates a contradiction between the supply and demand of education resources at all levels,but also gives rise to significant adjustments in the structure of education levels and types,as well as potential crises in the education ecosystem.Based on this,by strengthening top-level design,deepening education reform,optimizing resource allocation,and improving internal governance,collaborative efforts can be made to provide a possible path for building a new mechanism for high-quality education development that adapts to population changes.
school aged populationpopulation mobilityschool layoutallocation of educational resources
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