Shadow Education in China and Its Diversified Normative Governance Mechanism: Double Reduction Policy and Internet Public Opinion

Jijian Lu, Pan Tuo, Junyan Pan, Meimei Zhou, Mohan Zhang () and Shaohua Hu ()
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Jijian Lu: Jinghengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310030, China
Pan Tuo: Faculty of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China
Junyan Pan: Jinghengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310030, China
Meimei Zhou: Jinghengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310030, China
Mohan Zhang: Jinghengyi School of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310030, China
Shaohua Hu: Department of Organization, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310030, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-13

Abstract: As a private supplementary education activity outside the formal education system, shadow education aims to help students pass exams smoothly and obtain better educational resources. In 2021, The Chinese Government issued “Opinions on Further Reducing the Burden of Students’ Homework and Off-campus Training in Compulsory Education” (referred to as the “double reduction” policy for short). We aim to strengthen the standardization of out-of-school training institutions and stimulate public debate on the Internet. However, research on the double reduction policy and how to guide the reform of shadow education in combination with online public opinion is still lacking. Based on this, the text of the double reduction policy and the popular spots for the development of online public opinion were selected for a text analysis, and a diversified and standardized governance mechanism of China’s shadow education was constructed. The results of this study show that the shadow education reforms need to pay attention to government policy documents and network public opinion, and develop public opinion warning lines. This study can provide the international academic community with information on China’s shadow education reform, providing valuable experience and a reference.

Keywords: shadow education; double reduction policy; internet public opinion; governance; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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