Educational Demography

Author: Tian Jiasheng
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Publish Date: 2000-04-19
Features: This book, Educational Demography, is a preliminary outcome of China's exploration into the relationship between population and education over the past two decades. It examines the general relationship between population quantity, quality, structure, and education, as well as the connection between education and specific population groups—such as only children, gifted children, children with disabilities, adolescents, elderly populations, female populations, ethnic minority populations, floating populations, and impoverished populations. These studies are grounded in China while also taking a global perspective. As China is the most populous country in the world and has achieved remarkable accomplishments in population control, the research remains firmly guided by Marxism, Mao Zedong Thought, and the Theory of Deng Xiaoping. At the same time, it pays attention to absorbing and learning from new scientific research achievements in other countries. This book can provide educators and researchers in the field of education with new perspectives or higher levels of insight to observe and study educational issues. Similarly, it can serve the same purpose for those working in population-related fields or conducting population theory research.