Frontiers in Computer Education

Frontiers in Computer Education – Wang (ed.)

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Policy on education equity in different places at college entrance examination

Chunyu Zhang

North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei, China

Yixiao Wang

Xinlian College of Henan Normal University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China

ABSTRACT: On the orders of the central government, the policies being successively issued by local govern-

ments about the children of migrant workers could take the examination locally. Meanwhile, there have been

heated debates in society. This paper, from the perspective of education justice, analyses the problem of migrant

students taking college entrance exams in cities, evaluates the existing the questions, highlights the relevant

policies promulgated by the government over the years, and compares them with each other to present some

problems that need to be addressed. In so doing it puts forward the countermeasures of perfecting the system.

Keywords: Migrant students sitting college entrance exams in cities, Education justice, Reform of college

entrance examinations

1 INTRODUCTION

Since the restoration of college entrance examinations

in 1978, the college entrance examination system has

been accompanied by an equal and fair value concept,

and it is under continuous innovation and develop-

ment. With the development of society’s economy,

the rural surplus labour force has been flowing into

the cities in recent years. The number of the chil-

dren of migrants is increasing, the problem of their

education has become a social problem and an educa-

tional conundrum. The refor m of the national college

entrance examination system is becoming a hot topic

in the field of education. After years of research and

exploration, the migrant students taking the college

entrance exam in cities policy of China has finally

been put into action, many provinces have already

launched the policies, such as Henan, Hebei, Liaon-

ing, Jilin, Beijing, Shanghai, Shandong, Xinjiang, etc.

These policies appear to have solved the immediate

problems, but behind the policies, the true justice prob-

lem have not been addressed. This paper, from the

perspective of education justice, evaluates the exist-

ing migrant students taking college entrance exams in

cities system, in order to promote further reform to

achieve relative fairness.

2 THE FAIR PRESENT SITUATION

Following the principles of equality and fairness, our

migrant students taking the college entrance exams in

cities system has passed through a succession of devel-

opments and has realized the transformation from

theories to practice. Some eliminate the bar rier about

the household registration restrictions on education

fairness, and ensure the education rights of the children

of migrant workers, show the equity and justice of col-

lege entrance examination. But we have to admit that

in our current system there still exist some unfair and

unjust problems, which would have a bad influence on

society.

2.1 The migrant students sitting the college

entrance exams in cities policies are unfair in

different regions

The ministry of education cannot solve the problem

on their own anyway. This issue needs collaborative

efforts of all social parties. In the face of practical

problems, the ministry of education will have to pro-

mote the migrant students taking the college entrance

exams in cities system. With years of reform, the

government followed the principles of fairness and

efficiency. Along with the ministry of education pro-

gressively liberalizing rights, it not only has brought

vitality into the state and society, but it has also

reduced a lot of responsibility of the central gov-

ernment. The ministry of education asks the local

government to issue new college entrance examination

policies which adapt to circumstances. But without a

clear guiding reform plan, it just places the awful bur-

den on local governments, which is unfair on the local

governments.

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