TITLE:
How China’s Double Reduction Policy Reduces the Burden on Students: An Example of Double Reduction Policy Texts in 28 Chinese Provinces (Autonomous Regions and Municipalities)
AUTHORS:
Fangzheng Yang
KEYWORDS:
Double Reduction Policy, Local Response, Policy Reformulation, Policy Text, Policy Suggestion
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.14 No.11,
November
8,
2023
ABSTRACT: Re-formulation of the double-minus policy by local governments is an
important part of promoting a high-quality education system for compulsory
education and fostering educational equity. This study aims to quantitatively
analyze the action measures taken by the governments of 28 provinces
(autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government)
in China to reformulate the central double-minus policy. The study used the
content analysis method and NVivo12 qualitative analysis software to analyze
the 28 double-reduced policy texts in three dimensions, policy tools, policy
subjects, and areas of student burden reduction. The study found that in terms of
policy tools, supply-type policy tools are used more reasonably but are
generally insufficient, environment-type policy tools are dominant but
internally polarised, and the overall input of demand-type policy tools is low.
In the dimension of policy subjects, the coordinated participation of multiple
subjects has initially taken shape, but the participation of families,
communities, and the media needs to be improved. In the area of student burden
reduction, a synergy has been formed between in-school and out-of-school
simultaneous burden reduction. Therefore, in the future, it is important to
further link up multiple policy bodies, increase the input of policy tools and
collaborate to promote both in-school and out-of-school load reduction to
promote the implementation of the double-reducing policy.