Special education in China
Special education in China provides education for disabled students.
Demographics
According to the 2006 census, 82.96 million disabled people live in China, an estimated 6.34% of the overall population.[1] Educational opportunities for disabled Chinese are lacking, causing elevated poverty and poor living conditions .
As the chart indicates,[2] approximately 60%-70% of disabled children are educated, contrasted with close to 100% for the able-bodied. Only 25% of disabled children enroll in high schools or higher educational institutions.[3]
Services
Few educational institutions serve special needs students. As of 2008, 1640 institutions specifically serve disabled people, with forty-six thousand teaching staff spread across those institutions.
Employment
An issue directly related to education is the employment rate. Some researchers report that more than 10% of the disabled people in China lack adequate food and clothing, about 40% have very little income and only 25% work on a full-time basis. Among those who are employed, 96.6% are manual workers. Employment status has a direct correlation with income. Families without a disabled person have an average 23.26% higher family income than families with at least one disabled person.[4]
References
- ↑ 中国残疾人增加3000万 占总人口比例提高1.44%中国残疾人增加3000万 占总人口比例提高1.44%(12/01/06)
- ↑ Chen, Gong. "Livelihood Situation of Disabled Population in China" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-09-11.
- ↑ 海洁, 尹. "残疾人的受教育状况：公平缺失与水平滑坡" (PDF). Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ↑ "中国残疾人口的生活状况" (PDF). Retrieved 15 September 2011.