Research on Educational Policy Reform and Innovative Development Strategies in Southeast Asian Countries from the Perspective of the Belt and Road Initiative

Abstract

The cross-border connectivity network of the Belt and Road Initiative has changed the external constraints and development paths of the education system in Southeast Asian countries. Based on the system theory, the main reason for the development of regional educational cooperation is a fluctuation in the correspondence between the potential energy of institutions and the demand pull; at the same time, a polycentric structure and institutional heterogeneity in the education system also cause this change. The three levels of educational institutional innovation in this paper are cross-cultural integration and localised calibration of curriculum knowledge production; hierarchical restructuring and effectiveness evaluation of quality assurance systems; and teaching paradigm transformation in the era of digital technology. It can also put forward a plan for the regional educational ecosystem, show the direction of flow and optimal distribution of cross-border educational resources, explain the logic of innovation diffusion under adjustment for cultural distance, and discuss the dynamic construction of educational system resilience. Based on the above research, it has been determined that in order to promote educational reform in Southeast Asia, we need to identify the non-linear interaction of external disturbances and internal structures, pinpoint key nodes in path dependence, and coordinate the three strategic axes.