Emily Hannum - Univ. of Pennsylvania
Educational System Consolidation: The Case of China’s Rural School Closure Initiative
Date: 03/18/2021 (Thu)
Time: 3:30pm- 5:00pm
Location: ZOOM
Organizer: Giovanna Merli
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All meetings will be in ZOOM unless otherwise noted.
3:30pm - Seminar Presentation (3:30pm to 5:00pm)
Additional Comments: Global trends of fertility decline, population aging, and rural outmigration are creating pressures to consolidate school systems, with the rationale that economies of scale will enable higher quality education to be delivered in an efficient manner, despite longer travel distances for students. Yet, few studies have considered the implications of system consolidation for educational access and inequality, outside of the context of developed countries. This talk will consider the impact of educational infrastructure consolidation on educational attainment using the case of China's rural primary school closure policies in the early 2000s. The talk will share findings related to gender and ethnic disparities in the implications of consolidation for educational attainment.