ERIC Number: EJ1195037
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Ability Tracking and Social Trust in China's Rural Secondary School System
Li, Fan; Loyalka, Prashant; Yi, Hongmei; Shi, Yaojiang; Johnson, Natalie; Rozelle, Scott
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v29 n4 p545-572 2018
The goal of this paper is to describe and analyze the relationship between ability tracking and student social trust, in the context of low-income students in developing countries. Drawing on the results from a longitudinal study among 1,436 low-income students across 132 schools in rural China, we found a significant lack of interpersonal trust and confidence in public institutions among poor rural young adults. We also found that slow-tracked students have a significantly lower level of social trust, comprised of interpersonal trust and confidence in public institutions, relative to their fast-tracked peers. This disparity might further widen the gap between relatively privileged students who stay in school and less privileged students who drop out of school. These results suggest that making high school accessible to more students may improve social trust among rural low-income young adults.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Ability, Track System (Education), Ability Grouping, Trust (Psychology), Low Income Students, Rural Schools, Young Adults, Educational Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Access to Education, Student School Relationship, Junior High School Students, Student Placement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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