A Study on the Path of Digital Education to Empower a High-Quality and Balanced Basic Public Education Service System

Abstract

Against the background of digital transformation and the development of a leading education powerhouse, promoting the establishment of a high-quality and balanced basic public education service system is key to achieving educational equity, and digital education serves as a vital driving force in advancing this system. This study takes the essence and structural composition of the system as its starting point. By analyzing relevant data and materials, it explores—from a systemic perspective—the intrinsic connections, practical challenges, and implementation pathways of digital education to empower the development of this system and address gaps in existing research. The study found that digital education can effectively overcome spatial and temporal constraints, thereby facilitating the allocation of high-quality educational resources in a more balanced way. However, today’s empowerment process mainly faces several challenges, including resource supply, teaching services, and teacher development, and lacks comprehensive institutional governance safeguards. Therefore, this study proposes a systematic empowerment framework of “optimization of the three major components + institutional governance safeguards throughout the entire process,” based on four interrelated aspects: optimization of resource supply, integration of technology into teaching services, enhancement of teachers’ capabilities, and institutional governance safeguards.