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Wu, Lingli; Yan, Kun; Zhang, Yuqi – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
In line with global trends, China experienced a rapid expansion in its higher education system in the second half of the twentieth century, and has seen especially large growth since the early 2000s. The expansion of higher education means an increase in the total quantity of educational opportunities. Although it is expected that education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Equal Education, Access to Education
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Yang Hansen, Kajsa; Radišic, Jeléna; Ding, Yi; Liu, Xin – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2022
Background: The current study investigates school contextual effects on students' academic self-concept and achievement, that is, peer socioeconomic effect and big-fish-little-pond effect (BFLPE), in four Nordic education systems (i.e., Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) and selected Chinese education systems (Hong Kong and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes, Self Concept
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Wu, Ching-Ling; Bao, Wei – International Journal of Educational Development, 2013
This study analyzes the effects of individual characteristics, socioeconomic status, and political engagement among Chinese university students with respect to their attainment of student leadership roles. The study investigated 10,930 students from elite Chinese universities. The results showed that female and only-child students were more likely…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Siblings, Socioeconomic Status
Jia, Qiong – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Internationally, higher education has expanded greatly since the closing decades of the twentieth century. China was no exception. This study is intended to examine the status quo of issues relating to equity and access to higher education in the context of educational expansion and differentiation in China. Two research questions are addressed in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
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Yang, Po – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
The Chinese financial aid system intends to increase the affordability of postsecondary education and provide access to college for disadvantaged students. However, the research base for access to aid in China is extremely thin. Using data from a large cross-sectional survey in Beijing, this study found that attending selective institutions with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Financial Aid, Student Characteristics, Socioeconomic Status