Predicting the demand for preschool teachers in China under the three-child policy: a comparative analysis between Guangdong Province and Jilin Province

IntroductionThis study predicts the development trends of the scale of preschool children in kindergartens and the demand for full-time teachers in Guangdong Province and Jilin Province under the context of three-child policy, while exploring inter-provincial differences and their underlying reasons...

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Main Authors: Dongyuan Xu, Zhichao Wang, Jiwei Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1536476/full
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description IntroductionThis study predicts the development trends of the scale of preschool children in kindergartens and the demand for full-time teachers in Guangdong Province and Jilin Province under the context of three-child policy, while exploring inter-provincial differences and their underlying reasons.MethodsBased on the statistical data released by the national and provincial regions, we constructed and trained two Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural network models for prediction.ResultsFrom 2023-2035, the scale of preschool children in kindergartens and the demand for full-time teachers in Guangdong Province exhibit an overall upward trend, while in Jilin Province, both exhibit an overall downward trend. The opposite development directions of the two provinces are the result of the combined effects of factors such as the level of economic development, population structure, and culture.DiscussionOur findings provide data support for local governments to formulate education policies that are coordinated with the changes in the school-age population and the demand for teachers. It also has reference significance for foreign countries.
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spelling doaj-art-0bb0d95c1c9b4c9e8b5acccfc5390bfb2025-08-20T02:28:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-05-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15364761536476Predicting the demand for preschool teachers in China under the three-child policy: a comparative analysis between Guangdong Province and Jilin ProvinceDongyuan Xu0Zhichao Wang1Jiwei Zhang2Faculty of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, ChinaFaculty of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, ChinaFaculty of Education, Key Laboratory of Applied Statistics of MOE, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, ChinaIntroductionThis study predicts the development trends of the scale of preschool children in kindergartens and the demand for full-time teachers in Guangdong Province and Jilin Province under the context of three-child policy, while exploring inter-provincial differences and their underlying reasons.MethodsBased on the statistical data released by the national and provincial regions, we constructed and trained two Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural network models for prediction.ResultsFrom 2023-2035, the scale of preschool children in kindergartens and the demand for full-time teachers in Guangdong Province exhibit an overall upward trend, while in Jilin Province, both exhibit an overall downward trend. The opposite development directions of the two provinces are the result of the combined effects of factors such as the level of economic development, population structure, and culture.DiscussionOur findings provide data support for local governments to formulate education policies that are coordinated with the changes in the school-age population and the demand for teachers. It also has reference significance for foreign countries.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1536476/fullthree-child policypreschool educationteacher demandpopulation predictionLSTM neural network models
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Frontiers in Psychology
three-child policy
preschool education
teacher demand
population prediction
LSTM neural network models
title Predicting the demand for preschool teachers in China under the three-child policy: a comparative analysis between Guangdong Province and Jilin Province
title_full Predicting the demand for preschool teachers in China under the three-child policy: a comparative analysis between Guangdong Province and Jilin Province
title_fullStr Predicting the demand for preschool teachers in China under the three-child policy: a comparative analysis between Guangdong Province and Jilin Province
title_full_unstemmed Predicting the demand for preschool teachers in China under the three-child policy: a comparative analysis between Guangdong Province and Jilin Province
title_short Predicting the demand for preschool teachers in China under the three-child policy: a comparative analysis between Guangdong Province and Jilin Province
title_sort predicting the demand for preschool teachers in china under the three child policy a comparative analysis between guangdong province and jilin province
topic three-child policy
preschool education
teacher demand
population prediction
LSTM neural network models
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1536476/full
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