A Study On The Equalisation Of Secondary Vocational Education In The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region

Secondary vocational education is the basic level of vocational education,which not only assumes the responsibility of the nine years of compulsory education of the state,but also bears the important task of training high-quality skilled talents in various industries.A prominent problem in the development of secondary vocational education in China is the large development gap between regions and the prominent problem of non-equalisation,which needs to be studied and solved.This thesis first clarifies the concept and theoretical basis of equalisation of secondary vocational education from the perspective of normative analysis.The objective of parity is to achieve relative and dynamic parity in the development of secondary vocational education in the three regions.Promoting the equalisation of secondary vocational education in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei is not only an important element of the equalisation of basic public services,but also an inherent requirement for the collaborative development of Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei,and a concrete manifestation of educational equity,as well as an important way to improve social welfare in education.In order to understand the parity status of secondary vocational education in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei,this thesis constructs a parity measurement index system in three dimensions:layout,input and output,and uses analysis tools such as extreme difference,extreme difference rate,coefficient of variation and Gini coefficient to measure the parity status of secondary vocational education in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei from 2014 to 2020 in general and by items.The results show that,in general,the development of secondary vocational education in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei province shows an obvious gradient gap,and the gap between Xingtai,Handan and Cangzhou,which are relatively backward in the development of secondary vocational education in Hebei province,and Beijing is particularly prominent.Looking at the breakdown,financial investment,per-student fixed assets and per-student school building area are the shortcomings of the development of secondary vocational education in Hebei Province,and the gap with Beijing is obvious,with non-parity problems prominent.To investigate the causes of non-parity in secondary education in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei,this thesis selected a fixed-effects model and conducted an empirical analysis of the factors influencing the parity in secondary education in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei.The results show that there is a positive relationship between GDP per capita,population size,average wage level of in-service workers and the development level of secondary education.The disparity in the development of secondary vocational education in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei is the result of the joint influence of the disparity in the level of economic development,the level of local financial income,the size of the population and the wage level of on-the-job workers.Based on the findings of the empirical study,this thesis puts forward five policy recommendations to promote the equalization of secondary vocational education in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei: firstly,to narrow the gap between the economic development and financial income of Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei;secondly,to adjust the system of dividing the financial affairs and expenditure responsibilities between the governments of secondary education;thirdly,to strengthen the balance and articulation of the development standards of secondary education in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei;fourthly,to improve the financial transfer payment system between the governments of secondary education;fifthly,to promote the sharing of secondary education resources in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei.Fifth,to promote the common construction and sharing of secondary education resources in Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei.