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Gruijters, Rob J. – Oxford Review of Education, 2022
This study looks at educational inequality in China, a country that has greatly expanded access to education in recent decades. It uses a sequential logit model to study the changing impact of family background on educational transitions, comparing birth cohorts that completed their schooling during different stages of the market transition…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Trends, Family Characteristics, Economic Factors
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Hannum, Emily; An, Xuehui; Cherng, Hua-Yu Sebastian – Oxford Review of Education, 2011
Despite the important role played by examinations in educational stratification and mobility in China, to our knowledge there is no literature in English that investigates the impact of exams on educational attainment with empirical data. We address this gap with an investigation of how examinations shape opportunities for children of the rural…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Tests