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Ahmad, Nisar – World Journal of Education, 2013
The primary purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate the causes of educational poverty in less developed countries. The basic intent in carrying out such a study is to define and derive the role of governing agencies in deliberately creating educational poverty in the country, so that the private interest of the rich and powerful ruling…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Developing Nations, Access to Education, Equal Education
Wang, Li – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
The aim of this paper is to build a capability-based framework, drawing upon the strengths of other approaches, which is applicable to the complexity of the urban-rural divide in education in China. It starts with a brief introduction to the capability approach. This is followed by a discussion of how the rights-based approach and resource-based…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Foreign Countries, Social Isolation, Rural Development
Liu, Jian – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2012
This study extends the theoretical perspectives in policy studies on the issue of educational equality by analyzing the influence of cultural values on policies and policy processes. The present paper first teases out the key cultural values regarding education and equality, and then explores how these values shape the institution and policy…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Higher Education, Values, Asian Culture
Yu, Hongxia; Ding, Xiaohao – Frontiers of Education in China, 2011
This paper analyzes the behavior of families in China regarding private tutoring, applying game theory to its discussion of their actions. It finds that families will definitely give their children private tutoring after school in order to obtain better educational opportunities in situations where the distribution of educational resources is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economics, Game Theory, Educational Opportunities
Li, Jizhen; Wang, Yueheng; Gao, Xudong – Industry and Higher Education, 2013
The distribution of science and technology resources in China has encountered a series of problems including, for example, scattered
resources, unnecessary duplication and ineffective management. To
facilitate access to these valuable resources, the Beijing Science and
Technology Committee, a local government agency, established the
Beijing…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Resource Allocation, Foreign Countries, Science Course Improvement Projects
Chunling, Li – Chinese Education and Society, 2012
This article analyzes the influences of family background and institutional factors on the acquisition of education (1940-2001) and demonstrates that the increase or decrease in the inequality of educational opportunity allocations are closely linked to the government's relevant policies. The rapid growth of the inequality in educational…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy, Social Change
Li, Lixing; Wu, Xiaoyu – Journal of Human Resources, 2011
Based on the prevalent son preference in China, this paper proposes a new measure of relative bargaining power within the household. Using data from China Health and Nutrition Survey, we show that a woman with a first-born son has a 3.9 percentage points' greater role in household decision-making than a woman with a first-born daughter. Having a…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Foreign Countries, Resource Allocation, Gender Differences
Lai, Desheng; Tian, Yongpo; Meng, Dahu – Chinese Education and Society, 2011
There has been a substantial disparity in the job prospects between higher education graduates from urban regions and those from the countryside in China. In other words, higher education graduates from cities find it easier to obtain jobs and to obtain better jobs than their peers who have grown up in the countryside. Against this background, the…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Employment Potential
Dong, Zefang; Wang, Yanbin; Chen, Wenjiao – Frontiers of Education in China, 2009
There is a close interactive relationship between social mobility and educational selection. On one side, the character, direction, speed, level, methods and trends of social mobility affect the aims, goals, functions, scope, strategy, content and methods of choice in education. On the other side, the goals, basis and means of choosing education…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Foreign Countries, Social Mobility, Resource Allocation
Shihua, Peng; Rihui, Tan – Chinese Education and Society, 2009
Employing statistical analysis, this study has made a preliminary exploration of promoting the equitable development of basic education in underdeveloped counties through the case study of Cili county. The unequally developed basic education in the county has been made clear, the reasons for the inequitable education have been analyzed, and,…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Adult Basic Education, Statistical Analysis, Counties
Rong, Wang – Chinese Education and Society, 2008
An overview of the historical development of China's model for promoting compulsory education in rural areas indicates that it has two basic characteristics. The first is assuring a stable foundation for material support and expanding the provision of education by adopting measures to reduce operating costs. The second is raising the level of…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Finance Reform
Liu, Bohong; Li, Yani – Frontiers of Education in China, 2010
In the field of Chinese higher education, gender is still a significant issue, as is a general ignorance of gender discrimination against women. Issues related to gender can be observed throughout the process of education: at the time of entering an institution, during the educational process and as an outcome of education. The following seven…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Females, Student Organizations, Gender Discrimination
Cheung, Fanny M.; Halpern, Diane F. – American Psychologist, 2010
How do women rise to the top of their professions when they also have significant family care responsibilities? This critical question has not been addressed by existing models of leadership. In a review of recent research, we explore an alternative model to the usual notion of a Western male as the prototypical leader. The model includes (a)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership, Models, Females
Li, Shuang – International Education Studies, 2010
Based on some problems lying in current rural secondary education taking Ling County as an example, this paper proves the necessity and feasibility of moving rural secondary schools to town in the current condition: it is an objective demand by the changes in students; it is a necessary demand to optimize resource allocation and to improve…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Secondary Schools, Foreign Countries, Urban Areas
Zhang, Dongjiao – Frontiers of Education in China, 2009
The balanced development of compulsory education, with a focus on the goal of educational equality, is both a matter of policy orientation and a practical educational issue. At present, people are mostly concerned with the unbalanced state of development of compulsory education, its causes, and issues regarding its administration. Various modes of…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Compulsory Education, Social Capital, Public Policy