MODERNIZATION OF RURAL EDUCATION IN CHINA: ACHIEVEMENTS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
The article introduces the great achievements of China’s rural education development: the investment in rural education has been continuously increased, the construction of the teaching team has been developed, the conditions for running schools have been continuously improved, the education level of the people has been improved, and the integration of urban and rural education has been continuously enhanced. Through literature review and field research, the current huge challenges facing the development of rural education in China have been tested. The dynamics of rural school-age population are changing greatly, the allocation of educational resources is difficult, the scale of educational resources is low, and rural schools are facing the risk of being closed. There are more disadvantaged children, and education equity is difficult to achieve; the level of teacher construction needs to be improved, and the professional quality of teachers is worrying; the quality of rural education is not high, and it is out of the reality of rural development. Put forward the future development trend of China’s rural education: facing the future, China’s rural education development will face new situations and tasks. China must adapt to the requirements of national modernization and the needs of the people, and promote the development of rural education to a higher level.