Study On Problems And Countermeasures Of Student Transportation Service In Dongguan City

Educational inequality and district-crossing attendance have driven student transportation service into a relevant necessity of optimal education.Nonetheless,private-owned transportation is still far from perfect due to safety,convenience,management,gaining little trust among its serving communities.And the situation gets even worse in that private car ownership rate is continuously growing,making traffic congestion another issue calling for immediate attention.Student transportation service involves various departments of our society,e.g.education,transportation,finance,the State Administration of Work Safety and transportation operating corporation,meaning it could have non-negligible impact as a basic building block of a harmonious and smart city,and thus private section and market economy alone would not be sufficient for such solution.And market failure in student transportation service has been observed from its low utilization and increased traffic congestion.On the other hand,a better student transportation as a public service can be provided by combining the force from govermental departments and other social entities.Based on the Market Failure Theory,Public Goods Theory and Governance Theory,this thesis examines the current status and issues of student transportation service in Dongguan using various study methods,i.e.academic references,generic qualitative inquiry,phenomenology,case study and comparison.This thesis consists of six chapters.Chapter One introduces existing studies on student transportation service,explaining their study methods and creativity.Chapter Two articulates basic concepts relating student transportation service and theoretical foundation of this thesis.Based on statistical gatherings,Chapter Three analyzes the current status and issues on student transportation service of Dongguan.Chapter Four presents a detailed revelation on reasons causing such issues on student transportation service in Dongguan.Chapter Five gives insights and potential options by reviewing best practices both domestically and internationally.Finally,Chapter Six offers an optimized solution on managing student transportation service.