Figures
2.1 The status of migrant parents of left-behind children 19
2.2 Annual trend in the number of events of public concern involving left-behind children 22
2.3 Annual trend in the types of events of public concern involving left-behind children 22
4.1 Demographic information on survey participants (gender) 47
4.2 Demographic information on survey participants (age) 47
7.1 Total scale of non-governmental education from 2004 to 2014 90
7.2 Number of students registered in various types of non-governmental schools from 2004 to 2014 90
7.3 Number of non-governmental schools from 2004 to 2014 91
7.4 Relative proportions of types of non-governmental education in 2014 91
12.1 The public’s attitude toward inter-school gaps in major cities in 2010 and 2015 172
12.2 The public’s attitude toward the quota reallocation policy in major cities in 2015 173
12.3 The public’s attitude toward school conglomerates in major cities in 2015 174
14.1 Degree to which education bureau chiefs at different levels know about streamlining administration and delegating power 200
14.2 Differences among education bureau chiefs in their understanding of streamlining administration and delegating power with respect to the 201
number of years in their current position 201
14.3 Differences among education bureau chiefs in the educational sector in their understanding of streamlining administration and delegating power with respect to the number of years in their current position 201
14.4 Degree to which education bureau chiefs of different educational backgrounds are informed of streamlining administration and delegating power 202
14.5 Level of approval of streamlining administration and delegation of power among chiefs of different ranks 208
14.6 Level of approval of streamlining administration and delegation of power among chiefs with respect to number of years in their current position at the present post 208
14.7 Level of approval of streamlining administration and delegation of power among chiefs with respect to number of years in their current position in the educational system 209
14.8 Level of approval of streamlining administration and delegation of power among chiefs with different educational backgrounds 210
14.9 Level of approval of streamlining administration and delegation of power among chiefs who previously held different jobs 210
14.10 The central fields in which education bureaus implement reforms in streamlining administration and delegating power 211
Tables
2.1 Number of migrant workers and their children under compulsory education from 2009 to 2014 18
2.2 Distribution of events of public concern about left-behind children 21
2.3 Statistics on events of public concern involving left-behind children in different provinces 23
3.1 Urban and rural students under compulsory education in 2002 and 2013 36
4.1 List of investigation sites 46
4.2 Father’s occupational status 48
4.3 Residency status 48
4.4 Housing status 49
4.5 Housing expectations 50
4.6 Income status 51
4.7 Degree of satisfaction with income 51
4.8 Degree of satisfaction with the merit pay system 52
4.9 Subsidies for teachers 53
4.10 Welfare and benefits 53
4.11 Job satisfaction 54
4.12 Sources of pressure 54
4.13 Occupational commitment 55
4.14 Interpersonal relationships 55
4.15 Community support 56
4.16 Adaptations 56
4.17 Professional identity 57
4.18 Independent-sample T-test for professional identity 57
4.19 Gender differences 58
4.20 Career expectations 59
4.21 Working period 59
4.22 Family relationship 60
4.23 Household registration status differences 60
4.24 Professional development 61
4.25 Training expectations 62
7.1 Relevant articles of “A Package Amendment Plan of Educational Laws (draft)” prior to and after the amendments to the provisions (regarding the “Non-state Education Promotion Law of the People’s Republic of China”) 92
7.2 Items related to educational administrative approval that were canceled or delegated by the current government 99
8.1 Several large conferences on societal participation in education innovation in 2015 109
12.1 Level of overall satisfaction with the balanced development of compulsory education in 19 major cities in 2015 168
12.2 Results of a survey on enrollment in a school close to home for students of primary schools and junior secondary schools in major cities 169
12.3 Comparative levels of satisfaction with efforts to contain vicious competition among both parents and schools in major cities in 2010 and 2015 170
12.4 Level of satisfaction with compulsory education in major cities in 2010 and 2015 176
12.5 Level of satisfaction with migrant children’s education in major cities in 2010 and 2015 177
14.1 Age of employees, years of work, and size of the organization 197
14.2 Degree to which education bureau chiefs are informed about streamlining administration and delegating power 198
14.3 Overall evaluation of education bureau chiefs on their degree of openness to streamlining administration and delegating power 203