Report on the After-school Life Status of Children:Family Education
A survey on children's after-school life status in the context of"double reduction"policy has been carried out in 12 cities of 11 provinces across China,a joint study organized by China National Children's Center from March to June in 2023,together with the Institute of Extramural Education for Primary and Secondary School Students at Capital Normal University and the Institute of Social Science Survey at Peking University.Based on the sampling data,this report analyzes the current status and problems of China's family education from three aspects of educational goal,method and outcome,and presents the differentiation of family education in all kinds of families.Results show that Chinese parents have a high educational expectation and tend tomake intensive investment in their children's education.Mothers are still dominant in parenting and educating children,with different division of labor between generations.A democratic,friendly and equally participation of parents in family education is widely accepted.The"double reduction"policy somehow has relieved the burden on parents of tutoring their children and publicized the idea of all-around educations which includes moral,intellectual,physical,aesthetic and labor education.However,with high expectations for their children,parents still want their children to participate in after-school tutoring and their educational anxiety cannot be expelled.The report suggests that it is necessary to give school its position as the main educational playground for children,while lead parents to develop more realistic goals for their children.Other suggestions include reasonable labor division in families,and providing various channels to meet the diversified needs of families,so as to develop a healthy educational environment.
Family EducationIntensive InvestmentAfter-school TutoringEducational Anxiety