The Evaluation Indicator System for High-Quality Balanced Compulsory Education at Provincial Level: An Exploration by Using a Social Network Analysis Approach(PDF)
《南京师大学报》（社会科学版）[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]
- Issue:
- 2024年01期
- Page:
- 23-35
- Research Field:
- 教育学研究
- Publishing date:
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- Title:
- The Evaluation Indicator System for High-Quality Balanced Compulsory Education at Provincial Level: An Exploration by Using a Social Network Analysis Approach
- Author(s):
- GUO Xiaolin; CHEN Nan
- Keywords:
- compulsory education; high-quality balance within the province; evaluation indicator system; social network analysis
- PACS:
- -
- DOI:
- -
- Abstract:
- With all the counties successfully completing the essential supervision and assessment for balanced development in compulsory education, China's compulsory education has entered a phase characterized by high-quality and balanced progress at the county level. The advancement of high-quality and balanced compulsory education at the provincial level, deemed a national imperative and a crucial avenue for superior balanced development, requires immediate prioritization and the establishment of a relevant assessment index system. Currently, both national and local governments have made commendable efforts in evaluating the high-quality balance of compulsory education at the county level. However, the existing framework is still imperfect, lacking practicality, and there are no reference metrics for assessing the quality balance at the provincial scale of compulsory education. Employing social network analysis, this study identifies and retains 52 core indicators. It categorizes the distribution of educational resources, government guarantee, and education quality as “primary indicators” to preliminarily establish a comprehensive indicator system for high-quality balanced compulsory education at the provincial level. To operationalize this indicator system, two crucial steps are essential: determining the weight of indicators and establishing criteria for interpretation. Regarding the practical application of the indicator system, it is recommended that national evaluations should focus on provincial discrepancies, inter-provincial variances, and annual variations, interpreting them comprehensively alongside other monitoring outcomes. Local evaluations should consider the local context to “redefine” the assessment framework, thereby creating a unique and dynamic indicator system.
Last Update: 2024-02-25