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The study examines the historical relationship between rural schools and governance structures in China, aiming to highlight their evolving roles.

Educating the countryside, governing the nation: reconfiguring rural schooling and governance from imperial to contemporary China

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The study examines the historical relationship between rural schools and governance structures in China, aiming to highlight their evolving roles.
Conducted historical analysis and policy review.
Developed a tripartite analytical framework focusing on institutional, networked, and cultural elements.
Analyzed interactions across five historical periods from imperial times to contemporary rural revitalization.
Rural schools serve as multifunctional infrastructures, crucial for local governance and cultural reproduction.
Their roles have shifted from tools of control to facilitators of mobility and places of revitalization.
The findings call for a reevaluation of rural schools as essential to cultural continuity and community resilience.

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This historical analysis demonstrates the evolving role of rural schools in governance, suggesting a need for reimagining their significance.

Yuan et al. (2026) studied this question.

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This historical analysis demonstrates the evolving role of rural schools in governance, suggesting a need for reimagining their significance.