xxiiiList of Tables
Table 1.1 Major policy documents on compulsory education
(1980–2010) .......................................... 10
Table 1.2 Development priorities for compulsory education
in different regions ..................................... 11
Table 1.3 Special funding and projects on compulsory education
in rural areas (funded by Central Government) ............... 12
Table 2.1 Retention of migrant children in Majuqiao primary
schools (2003/04–2007/08) ............................... 41
Table 3.1 Number of migrants leaving Ansai County (2002–2008) ........ 49
Table 3.2 Number of “left behind” children in Yanhewan
central primary school (2006–2009) ........................ 49
Table 3.3 Timetable of Yanhewan central primary in the second
term (2008/09) ........................................ 61
Table 4.1 Timetable for grade 5—Zhaojue ........................... 77
Table 5.1 Number of primary school teachers in rural
areas (1994–2012) ...................................... 90
Table 5.2 Change in number of substitute teachers (1990–2012) .......... 94
Table 5.3 Change of primary teachers salary in Yanhewan of Ansai ....... 95
Table 5.4 Major policies on teacher mobility since 1990s ............... 106
Table 7.1 Floating population and migrant children in China ............ 144
Table 7.2 Migrant children by province ............................. 145
Table 7.3 Percentage of 0–14 years old migrant children
in the overall children amount of each province ............... 146
Table 8.1 Number of school age children in Zhaojue (2000–2013) ........ 174
Table 8.2 Number of county primary schools and teaching points ........ 177
Table 8.3 Number and type of primary schools in Mmajuqiao
township (1990–2008) .................................. 178
Table 8.4 Number of secondary schools in Tongzhou 1999/00–2004/05) ... 178
Table 8.5 Number of primary schools in Huaziping
Township (1990, 2001/02–2008/09) ........................ 179