The Path and Strategy of High-Quality Development of Underdevelopment Area Elementary Education: A Case Study Based on “Double Hundred Projects” in Guizhou, China

Abstract

Improving the quality of basic education in underdeveloped regions is a global issue, and
the purpose of this study is to explore existing experiences and provide solutions that can be
used as references. China's economically impoverished province of Guizhou Province has
implemented a five-year "Double Hundred Project" project in ethnic minority areas, and the
government has provided financial funds for the construction of the project and purchased
professional services through market mechanisms. This educational program provides an
empirical basis for this research. Through the case analysis of school surveys, interviews,
classroom observations and other methods, this study conducted a policy evaluation study on
the project, and found that the well-designed "Double Hundred Project" is like "drip irrigation",
which concentrates resource advantages and accurately supports the project objects, so that
they can change the project objects in a short time; The institutional design of the third-party
professional services supporting the project has helped the project object to realize the sinking
of high-quality professional resources, and maximized the educational benefits of limited
financial funds. It has changed the routine practice of "emphasizing quantity but not
guaranteeing quality" and the disconnection between teacher training and teaching site, and
innovated the teacher training model. It provides useful reference and enlightenment for
supporting the design of high-quality basic education projects in underdeveloped areas