ERIC Number: EJ1457832
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0119-5646
EISSN: EISSN-2243-7908
Higher Education Opportunities of Elite Family Students in Economic and Cultural Highlands of a Confucian Heritage Society
Hantian Wu; Yan Cao
Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, v34 n1 p483-493 2025
This study focuses on the (in)equality of higher education in mainland China by exploring whether students from elite families in culturally/educationally and economically more developed regions have significant advantages in accessing (elite) higher education institutions. It considers how regional features related to educational resources and the social class structure influence their (elite) higher education opportunities. It further discusses how an examination-based system in a Confucian heritage society limits the advantage of the elite class. Data analysis reveals that their advantages may be insignificant while the understanding of the (in)equality of higher education opportunities in China may need to be revised.
Descriptors: Advantaged, Social Class, Family Characteristics, Educational Opportunities, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Capital, Geographic Regions, Enrollment Influences, Confucianism, Differences, Educational Practices, Asians
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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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