How rural school teachers can support the learning adjustment of left‐behind children under the ‘double‐reduction’ policy

AbstractQuality‐oriented education under the guidance of the ‘Double Reduction’ policy aims to ensure all children grow in an all‐around way with different backgrounds. However, many left‐behind children (LBC) whose parents work away in cities have a greater tendency toward academic and mental probl...

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Main Authors: Xuedi Pi, Jianping Huang, Jiong Niu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-06-01
Series:Future in Educational Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/fer3.31
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description AbstractQuality‐oriented education under the guidance of the ‘Double Reduction’ policy aims to ensure all children grow in an all‐around way with different backgrounds. However, many left‐behind children (LBC) whose parents work away in cities have a greater tendency toward academic and mental problems compared with non‐left‐behind children. Teachers are the important adults in the lives of the LBC who spend much time staying with each other. This study draws from interviews with 16 rural primary and secondary school teachers. Guided by social support theory, this qualitative research highlighted the importance of teacher support on children's learning adjustment through social support networks. It argued that strategic guidance of teachers targets individuals' difficulties in the environment through emotional support, material support, information support and companionship. Under the ‘Double Reduction’ policy, teachers adopted tiered instruction and offered after‐school services to meet the needs of LBC. Finally, the result revealed that rural teachers help LBC change their learning attitudes, thereby promoting self‐learning ability.
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spelling doaj-art-947a503398114a0d9afdadd4abdd59f72025-02-06T15:35:26ZengWileyFuture in Educational Research2835-94022024-06-01229310810.1002/fer3.31How rural school teachers can support the learning adjustment of left‐behind children under the ‘double‐reduction’ policyXuedi Pi0Jianping Huang1Jiong Niu2Graduate School of International DevelopmentNagoya UniversityNagoyaAichiJapanFaculty of EducationBeijing Normal UniversityBeijingChinaSchool of EducationSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhouChinaAbstractQuality‐oriented education under the guidance of the ‘Double Reduction’ policy aims to ensure all children grow in an all‐around way with different backgrounds. However, many left‐behind children (LBC) whose parents work away in cities have a greater tendency toward academic and mental problems compared with non‐left‐behind children. Teachers are the important adults in the lives of the LBC who spend much time staying with each other. This study draws from interviews with 16 rural primary and secondary school teachers. Guided by social support theory, this qualitative research highlighted the importance of teacher support on children's learning adjustment through social support networks. It argued that strategic guidance of teachers targets individuals' difficulties in the environment through emotional support, material support, information support and companionship. Under the ‘Double Reduction’ policy, teachers adopted tiered instruction and offered after‐school services to meet the needs of LBC. Finally, the result revealed that rural teachers help LBC change their learning attitudes, thereby promoting self‐learning ability.https://doi.org/10.1002/fer3.31double reduction policyprimary educationrural Chinateacher support
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teacher support
title How rural school teachers can support the learning adjustment of left‐behind children under the ‘double‐reduction’ policy
title_full How rural school teachers can support the learning adjustment of left‐behind children under the ‘double‐reduction’ policy
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title_short How rural school teachers can support the learning adjustment of left‐behind children under the ‘double‐reduction’ policy
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