Education Breakthrough Of Ecological Poverty Alleviation In Qingshui River With Internet Economy

The 2013 statistics shows that the poverty population in the Qingshui river basin spanning Guizhou and Hunan provinces numbered 13.85 million,mainly distributed in ethnic minority areas.The big numbers of poverty population,low rate of poverty alleviation,and high rate of poverty resurgence once overcome are difficult and urgent issues to be dealt with.Usually poverty and poor resources go hand in hand,but this is not the case with the Qingshui river basin,where the warm climate,unique natural geographical conditions,and well-preserved minority cultures combine to provide rich natural and human resources.Poverty in this region has mainly been caused by stagnancy in its economic,technological,and educational development.The literature shows that there was a golden age of economic prosperity in the history of the Qingshui river basin.Since Ming and Qing dynasties,the Qingshui river had always provided the main transportation for the whole region.During the Ming dynasty,“woods to the royalty” promoted the local economic development centered on timber trade.The broad forest coverage and large standing timber reserves attracted merchants from all over the country,laying down a "silk road above water" on the Qingshui river.Timber was transported from the middle and lower reaches of the river to places such as Hu’nan,Hubei,Zhejiang,and Anhui,in return for capital,human power,and information up-stream to the Qingshui river region,resulting in multiple economic modes unique of this area.Circulation of funds spurred the development of banking and mortgaging;as manpower was gathering,commercial organizations such as guild halls and chambers of commerce were established to serve the local commercial community,and academy education was also developed among the ethnic groups in this region.Diversification of economic modes changed the traditional social structure,bringing into formation akind of legal society based on Qingshuijiang contracts.In 1998,a ban was issued on forest lumbering.Losing timber trade,the central economic mode,Qingshui river region encountered an economic collapse,but some commodity trading,developed along with the timber trade,managed to survive.By 2003,the Sanbanxi power station went into construction,blocking an entire section of the river.As a result,timber trade and its subsidiary economies stepped down from history.The core economy declined,and the circulation channels were cut off,causing sliding-down in the economic and social development of the river area.This situation was especially serious in the villages inhabiting the riverside,culminating in not only economic difficulty but also social and cultural problems.Due to the two changes in series,ethnic groups in the Qingshui river basin experienced transitions from economic prosperity to depression.Feeling at loss,people there didn’t know what they could do and the poverty rate began to grow.In its traditional economic mode,the economic development was limited by transportation,information and technology,resulting in its marginalized status in the contemporary economy and a rather low proportion of the rural economy in the overall national economy.At the current age of Internet economy,with the support of Internet technology,a virtual circulation channel has been established.The availability of online information and offline logistics makes it possible for people to sell goods around the world without leaving home.This kind of opportunity,when combined with the ecological and cultural diversity of the region,offers necessary resources and technology for its economic revival and potential for the “hematopoietic” poverty alleviation in ethnic minority regions.But any new form of economy has to be adapted to the population,resources and culture of an area,and ethnic minority groups tend to lag behind in ideas,technology,and ways of thinking and behaving due to long-standing economic stagnation.With such background,in order to adapt to the new economic mode,minority farmer put forward education demand such as economic transformation,ecological exploration and protection,Internet application.The new“Campaign to Send Down Technology to the Countryside”of Internet era impetus rural area economy developing,also promote some local enterprises,national enterprises and the cooperation artel established which turns out the countryside,farmers and agriculture better.Farmers become investors,resources exchange as capital,fund become stock,such changes put back countryside development and broaden the view of farmers,and promote the farmers to learn independently,using the Internet to improve personal basic quality by using internet education resources,thus stimulate the local poverty alleviation of “hematopoietic” consciously.The poverty alleviation project undertaken in the Qingshui river basin has so far achieved minimal effects mainly because the government has adopted a top-down approach of economic implant,the kind of approach removed from the indigenous culture,instead of taking an endogenous perspective on economic development.In order to achieve the goal of poverty alleviation among the ethnic minority groups in the Qingshui river region,it isnecessary to give full attention to their needs for education,technology,and ideas at the age of Internet economy and to develop and provide them with the kind of education that fits their unique culture and population as well as the requirements of the contemporary era.By comparison and analysis,the current research concluded that the “Internet +” in combination with traditional industry can support the development of an ecological economy in the Qingshui river basin.Based on facts,case studies,and statistical analysis,the current research tried to demonstrate the possibilities of ecological alleviation of poverty in the Qingshui river basin at an age of Internet economy,stemming from an understanding of the relationships of resources,technology,culture,and population.Taking the educational needs in this area as the first step,this study investigated an endogenous way of economic development,the characteristics of the Internet economy era and the possibility of subverting traditional industry with Internet technology.by case modeling,it put forth the kinds of content,paths,and methods of education related to the Internet technology and Internet thinking;and then this study proceeded to construct a new Internet education model that corresponds with ethnic education ecology as a way to help ethnic groups breakthrough their poverty situation.This study is innovative because it:(1)put forward the research topics and perspectives on ecological alleviation of poverty in ethnic minority regions under the support of the Internet;(2)demonstrated the contradiction between the rich natural and human resources in the Qingshui river region and its low levels of economy,science,and technology and identified the causes;(3)used a large amount of data and samples to illustrate the need of an ecological support for economic development and potential opportunities and problems associated with the "hematopoietic" way of poverty alleviation;(4)illustrated the primary and secondary influences of an imbalance in education and economic development and pointed out the educational needs,goals and changes in the Internet economy;(5)put forth an education model that fits the Internet age and the cognitive modes of ethnic minority groups in light of the “adjustment education” theory.Taking the perspective of cultural adaptation and educational development,the current study examined systematically the educational needs in the Internet economy and the ways the Internet,when combined with traditional industry,has influenced education,which serve as a reference guide for the kind of educational support needed for ecological alleviation of poverty in ethnic minority regions.This is the practical value of this research.On the other hand,as a system,different levels and types ofeducation influence one another and transit from one to another in succession.The kind of support for ecological alleviation of poverty that education can provide in the Qingshui river basin won’t be helpful with a single level or kind of education;rather,it has to develop along with the economy,culture,technology,and population.These factors and education mutually influence each other.Due to the pressing need for poverty alleviation,this study focused only on higher education within the system and farmer education outside the system,with insufficient attention paid to the entire education system.What is more,the uncertainty in the development of the Internet economy has led to multiple directions of development in the Internet education.Limitations of this study can also be found in the kind of analysis needed to understand the future direction of education development,which should be dealt with by follow-up research.