ERIC Number: EJ1321493
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-7879
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China's Higher Education Expansion and Its Impact on Equality in Educational Opportunity
Rong, Liying; Deng, Feng
International Journal of Educational Reform, v31 n1 p79-97 Jan 2022
By making use of a nationally representative dataset collected by China Family Panel Studies, this article discusses how the higher education expansion policy influences the equality of higher education access opportunity. Moreover, this study applied the multilevel cross-classified model in order to control for inequality in chances of enrollment caused by the fixed admission quota for each province. The results indicate that the expansion has interrupted the continuously enlarged gap of access opportunities between regions; the expansion policy did not increase rural and ethnic inequalities and narrowed the rural inequality within provinces; it also shows that gender gap has been significantly reduced.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Development, Equal Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy, Access to Education, Enrollment, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Geographic Regions, Rural Urban Differences, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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