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Yiping Su, & Zhanguo Su. (2025). Cracking the Code of Educational Involution: A Multi-Agent Collaborative Governance and Resource Symbiosis Approach to Sports-Education Integration. Journal of Integrated Social Sciences and Humanities, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.62836/jissh.v2i1.356
Volume 2, Issue 1, 2025

Cracking the Code of Educational Involution: A Multi-Agent Collaborative Governance and Resource Symbiosis Approach to Sports-Education Integration

Educational involution, characterized by excessive competition and diminishing returns in education, has become a pressing issue in China, posing significant challenges to students’ holistic development and the sustainability of the education system. This study proposes the integration of sports and education as a potential solution, leveraging its ability to foster physical, cognitive, and social development while alleviating academic pressure. Drawing on the theories of multi-agent collaborative governance and resource symbiosis, this research investigates the mechanisms through which multiple stakeholders can effectively collaborate to achieve sports-education integration. Using a mixed-methods approach, including qualitative interviews, surveys, and system dynamics modeling, the study identifies key stakeholders, analyzes their interactions, and evaluates the impact of various policy interventions. The findings contribute to the theoretical understanding of educational involution and provide actionable insights for policymakers seeking to promote sports-education integration and mitigate the effects of educational involution.

educational involution; sports-education integration; multi-agent collaborative governance; resource symbiosis; policy simulation; system dynamics

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Supporting Agencies

  1. Funding： This research received no external funding.