Accelerating Social-Economic Development and Reservation of the Minority Culture through Education: A Research Report from Liushao Township of Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County
College of Education Science and Administration, Yunnan Normal University;
Kunming University of Science and Technology;
College of Public Administration, Yunnan University
Abstract This report is about the final research summary for the first educational project in Yunnan Province supported by Ford Foundation—— “The Project for Accelerating Social and Economic Development and Reservation and Development the Minority Culture through Education in Liushao Township of Xundian Hui and YI Autonomous County”, which lasted for nearly three years. It is aimed to change the current segregation between school education and local development in Liushao Township, to explore effective accesses of combining the two issues, and finally, through education, to accelerate the social and economic development and reservation and development of minority culture in rural needy areas where respective minorities reside. This report can be divided into 6 parts. The first part is concerning research background based on the gross situation about development of Yunnan Province and Xundian County as well. Next part is about the general purpose, main objectives, content and procedure regarding the project. Thirdly, we stress on introducing PRA methods adopted in research and some research formulas obtained in the course of carrying out the project. Fourthly, by recording real occurrences in the course, we vividly represent the whole specific process of implementing this project. The fifth part is to analyze and retrospect the outcomes as well as impact of the project. And finally, the whole report is ended with a brief summarization for the characteristics, problems and further-development considering the project.
Wang Ling Lou Lihui Cao Nengxiu Cui Yunwu. Accelerating Social-Economic Development and Reservation of the Minority Culture through Education: A Research Report from Liushao Township of Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County[J]. journal1, 2003, 5(2): 55-118.
