Establishing educational research institutions for ethnic education and creating public information materials for advocacy

Education for ethnic minorities is special part of the educational cause in China. Its law of development, type, mode, level and stage appear differently. In order to study and find solutions to these different problems for better promoting ethnic education, the country has set up ethnic education research institutions at national, local and institutional levels. At the national level, there is one institute now. Some provinces and autonomous regions concerned also have their own research societies. In addition, ethnic education research institutes or offices have been set up respectively in the Central Nationality University, the Southwest nationality University, Yunnan Nationality College, Qinghai Nationality College, the Northwest Normal University, Xingjiang Normal University, Qinghai Normal University, Inner-Mongolian Normal University and so on. These research institutes or office approcach their research work aiming at the specificity of the nationality, the region and the type of ethnic education. The important research projects which have been completed or are still going on include "Research on several important issues concerning the EFEM theory and practice in China", "Research on the present condition and development of EFEM in China" and so on. The research results will guide and promote the development of ethnic educational cause.

In order to exchange information and expand communication, nationwide periodicals such as "Ethnic Education in China" and "Ethnic Education Research" have been published. Locally or institutionally, some newspapers like "Ethnic Education Newsletters" "Sichuan Ethnic Education Daily" have come into circulation. These publications have played an active role in domestic discussions on important issues concerning ethnic education, in exchanging information and experience, in making ethnic educational cause in China better known abroad and in promoting external contacts.