改革开放以来，中国农村信仰结构发生了迅速且巨大的变化，但是现有农村研究中往往忽略了这一重要现象。本项目拟基于工具变量、双差分模型（DD）等定量研究方法与案例研究等定性研究方法，从个体教育决策行为的角度对中国农村信仰结构变动的经济影响进行研究。具体而言，本项目的主要研究内容是：（1）探索在对子女教育的过程中农村信教家庭教育与学校教育之间是否存在冲突以及冲突的主要表现形式和激烈程度；（2）考察信仰对农民教育决策行为的影响，其中既包括不同教育阶段的教育决策，也包括信仰的不同维度；（3）探究信仰影响农民教育决策行为的作用机制；（4）研究完善和提高信仰异质性背景下的教育政策。

Since the reform and opening up, the belief structure has changed quickly and dramatically in rural China. However, the existing researches on rural development ignore this important fact. Base on quantitative research methods, such as instrumental variable technique, difference in difference model (DD), and qualitative research methods, such as case studies, this project intends to study on economic effects of the belief structure from the perspective of individual decision on education. Specifically, the main objectives of this project are that (1) explores whether there are conflicts between religious family and school in children education and finds out what is their major manifestation and how intense they are, (2) studies on the effects of beliefs on individual decision on education, including specific beliefs and also educational decision at different stages, (3)investigates mechanisms through which beliefs affects educational decision; (4)provides a scientific basis for more effective education policy under the background of belief heterogeneity in rural China.