加拿大城乡高等教育入学机会差异问题:归因及对策

Abstract

加拿大的高等教育发展位于世界前列,已经步入了普及化的发展阶段,然而在高度发达的表象背后却是国家内部不同群体之间高等教育发展不平衡的现实,其中城乡失衡即是关键问题之一。本文首先对加拿大高等教育的城乡差别进行了描述,继而分析了导致其城乡差异的主要原因,从地理环境、家庭和社会环境影响以及高中教育经历等几个方面进行归因,最后对加拿大扩大农村地区高等教育入学机会的政策做了多方面的阐释,探讨了这些政策的意义及其对我国的启示。

The higher education of Canada is one of the most advanced in the world,which has stepped into the stage of popularization.But above all these is the issue of unequal development of higher education among different social groups.The gap between urban and rural higher education is one of the key issues.This paper first briefly described the differences and analyzed the potential causes from three perspectives.Then it introduced the policies taken by Canadian federal government and provincial governments,and discussed their implications for China government to develop higher education policies.