Urban and Rural Students' Access to Elite Chinese Universities

ISBN-13: 9781032383873 / Twarda / 2023 / 208 str.

China) Xu Yanru (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Opis

Studies have shown the disparities between urban and rural students accessing elite universities in China, a phenomenon which Xu explores in this groundbreaking book. An engaging text that will be of interest to students, researchers and policymakers across the fields of global higher education and sociology of education in East Asia.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Setting the Scene of this Book  2. Research Design of this Book  3. Urban and Rural Educational Disparities in China  4. Bourdieu’s Capital Approach and its Challenges in a Chinese Urban-Rural Educational Context  5. The Stories of Two Trajectories, One Destination  6. Understanding Urban and Rural Students’ Access to Chinese Elite Universities  7. Conclusion

O autorze

Yanru Xu is Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy and Management at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.