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Higher Education Opportunities of Elite Family Students in Economic and Cultural Highlands of a Confucian Heritage Society

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Title: Higher Education Opportunities of Elite Family Students in Economic and Cultural Highlands of a Confucian Heritage Society
Language: English
Authors: Hantian Wu (ORCID 0000-0003-0904-8281), Yan Cao
Source: Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. 2025 34(1):483-493.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Advantaged, Social Class, Family Characteristics, Educational Opportunities, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Capital, Geographic Regions, Enrollment Influences, Confucianism, Differences, Educational Practices, Asians
Geographic Terms: China
DOI: 10.1007/s40299-024-00871-0
ISSN: 0119-5646
2243-7908
Abstract: 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.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1457832
Database: ERIC
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Abstract: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.
ISSN:0119-5646
2243-7908
DOI:10.1007/s40299-024-00871-0