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Direct linkYing, Ma; Wright, Ewan – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2023
This article examines the strategies of a 'new rich' class in China to transmit advantages to their children through admission into highly ranked overseas universities. In-depth interviews were conducted with parents (n = 16) and students (n = 60) at international high schools that cater to the local population in Shenzhen. The findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Class, Advantaged, College Admission
Download full textAnders, Jake; Micklewright, John – Education Sciences, 2015
We show how young people's expectations about application to university change during the teenage years, drawing on the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE). We reveal the pattern of change by family background, prior attainment at the end of primary school (measured by Key Stage 2 tests) and, critically, the combination of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Expectation, College Applicants, Foreign Countries
