Author(s)

Xinyi Xu ¹, Saifon Songsiengchai ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Institute of Science, Innovation and Culture (ISIC) Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthup 02 Nang Linchi Road, Thung Maha Mek, Sathorn, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand

Corresponding Author

Xinyi Xu

ABSTRACT

This study examined the development of compulsory education in Leshichong Central School in Yunnan Province. The purposes of the research were:1.)To study the factors affecting children's customs and compulsory education in Wenshan Leshichong School.2) To explore the views of parents of Leshchong School on compulsory education in China. According to Krejcie and Morgan's table, the population 1900 and the sample group was 320. The research tool was a questionnaire survey. This study was a quantitative study, using percentage, mean (x̄) and standard deviation (S.D.) for statistical analysis. The results showed that the Children - Related Customs of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and Parents' Perceptions Towards China's Compulsory Education were composed of three factors: (1) Parental involvement; (2) Parents' attitude; (3) Cultural factors and educational equity. Children's customs and parents' cognition of compulsory education in Wenshan Lesichong School are at a high level (X=4.07. S.D. =0.66). Parents have a positive attitude towards compulsory education. The compulsory education of ethnic minorities in China, and the student-teacher relationship will be investigated as the future research direction. The recommendation is that education equity should be strengthened to nurture and develop children in an all-round way. Limitations of the study are not generalized enough, and the results are not comprehensive.

KEYWORDS

Children - Related Customs, Parents' Perceptions, Compulsory Education

CITE THIS PAPER

Xinyi Xu, Saifon Songsiengchai, The Children-Related Customs of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and Parents' Perceptions towards China's Compulsory Education. Transactions on Comparative Education (2024) Vol. 6: 56-61. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/trance.2024.060309.

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