Research Article

Content Analysis of Elderly Education Policies in China: From the Perspective of Policy Instruments (1982–2021)

Table 1

List of samples of elderly education policies.

No.Policy sample nameIssuing departmentYear of issue

1Notice on the issuance of several provisions of resignation and recuperation system for veteran cadresThe State Council1982
2The situation and the main points of future activity plan of aging workChina National Committee on Aging1983
3The seven-year development outline of China’s aging work (1994–2000)The National Planning Commission1994
4Law of People’s Republic of China on educationNational People’s Congress1995 (revised in 2021)
5Law of People’s Republic of China on the protection of the rights and interests of the elderlyNational People’s Congress1996 (revised in 2018)
6Opinions on strengthening the cultural work for the elderlyMinistry of Culture1999
7Decision on strengthening the work on agingThe Communist Party of China Central Committee, the State Council2000
8Notice on improving the elderly educationThe Organization Department of the Central Committee of the CPC2001
9Program outline of the “tenth five-year plan” for the development of China’s elderly causeThe State Council2001
10Guiding opinions on further strengthening the construction of grassroots cultureMinistry of Culture2002
11Notice of the sharing of cultural and educational resources at the grassroots levelMinistry of Culture2002
12Notice on further activating the cultural life of grassroots peopleMinistry of Culture2002
13Several opinions on promoting community educationMinistry of Education2004
14The “11th five-year plan” for the development of China’s aging causeThe State Council2006
15Programme outline of the national medium and long-term education reform and development (2010–2020)The Communist Party of China Central Committee, the State Council2010
16Several opinions on promoting the reform and innovation of higher vocational education and leading the scientific development of vocational educationMinistry of Education2011
17The “12th five-year plan” for the development of China’s aging causeThe State Council2011
18The “12th five-year plan” for national population developmentThe State Council2011
19Opinions on further strengthening the construction of the elderly cultureChina National Committee on aging2012
20Opinions on further strengthening the construction of activity centers for retired cadres in colleges and universities directly under the central governmentGeneral Office of the Ministry of Education2012
21The 12th five-year plan for the development of national educationMinistry of Education2012
22Opinions on further strengthening the preferential treatment of the elderlyChina National Committee on Aging2013
23Implementation opinions on encouraging private capital to participate in the development of elderly service industryMinistry of Civil Affairs2015
24Opinions on running the open universityMinistry of Education2016
25Opinions on further promoting the development of community educationMinistry of Education2016
26Several opinions on comprehensively opening the elderly care service market and improving the quality of elderly care serviceGeneral Office of the State Council2016
27National population development plan (2016–2030)The State Council2016
28The “13th five-year plan” for education informatizationMinistry of Education2016
29Guiding opinions on promoting the construction of liveable environment for the elderlyChina National Committee on Aging2016
30Development plan of the elderly education (2016–2020)General Office of the State Council2016
31The “13th five-year plan” for the development of national elderly cause and the construction of the elderly care systemThe State Council2017
32The “13th five-year plan” for national education developmentThe State Council2017
33Opinions on the formulation and implementation of elderly care service projectsGeneral Office of the State Council2017
34“13th five-year plan” for healthy agingNational Health and Family Planning Commission2017
35Opinions on promoting the development of the elderly care servicesGeneral Office of the State Council2019
36Implementation plan for supporting hainan to deepen education reform and opening upMinistry of Education2019
37Implementation plan for accelerating the modernization of education (2018–2022)The General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the State Council2019
38China’s education modernization 2035The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council2019
39Guiding opinions on establishing and perfecting the elderly health service systemMinistry of Education2019
40Notice on the implementation programme for effectively solving the difficulties of the elderly in using intelligent technologyGeneral Office of the State Council2020
41Comprehensive reform plan of the National Open UniversityMinistry of Education2020
42Action plan for improving the quality of vocational education (2020–2023)Ministry of Education2020
43Opinions on promoting the healthy development of elderly care servicesGeneral Office of the State Council2020
44Notice on carrying out the establishment of demonstration national age-friendly communityNational Health Commission2020
45National human rights action plan (2021–2025)The State Council2021
46Notice on widely carrying out education and training on the application of intelligent technology for the elderlyMinistry of Education2021
47Program outline of action plan for national scientific quality (2021–2035)The State Council2021
48Opinions on strengthening the work of aging in the new eraThe Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council2021
49The “14th five-year plan” for the development of national elderly cause and the construction of the elderly care systemThe State Council2021