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Shadow Education in China and Its Diversified Normative Governance Mechanism: Double Reduction Policy and Internet Public Opinion

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  • Jijian Lu

    (Jinghengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310030, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Pan Tuo

    (Faculty of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Junyan Pan

    (Jinghengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310030, China)

  • Meimei Zhou

    (Jinghengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310030, China)

  • Mohan Zhang

    (Jinghengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310030, China)

  • Shaohua Hu

    (Department of Organization, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310030, China)

Abstract

As a private supplementary education activity outside the formal education system, shadow education aims to help students pass exams smoothly and obtain better educational resources. In 2021, The Chinese Government issued “Opinions on Further Reducing the Burden of Students’ Homework and Off-campus Training in Compulsory Education” (referred to as the “double reduction” policy for short). We aim to strengthen the standardization of out-of-school training institutions and stimulate public debate on the Internet. However, research on the double reduction policy and how to guide the reform of shadow education in combination with online public opinion is still lacking. Based on this, the text of the double reduction policy and the popular spots for the development of online public opinion were selected for a text analysis, and a diversified and standardized governance mechanism of China’s shadow education was constructed. The results of this study show that the shadow education reforms need to pay attention to government policy documents and network public opinion, and develop public opinion warning lines. This study can provide the international academic community with information on China’s shadow education reform, providing valuable experience and a reference.

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  • Jijian Lu & Pan Tuo & Junyan Pan & Meimei Zhou & Mohan Zhang & Shaohua Hu, 2023. "Shadow Education in China and Its Diversified Normative Governance Mechanism: Double Reduction Policy and Internet Public Opinion," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-13, January.
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