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Direct linkWanyi Xie – Chinese Education & Society, 2025
Selecting a major is a critical decision for undergraduate students, yet research on their decision-making processes within the Chinese context remains limited. Using cultural capital and the dual-process model of culture in action as theoretical frameworks, this study examines the major selection processes of 45 first-year students at two elite…
Descriptors: Cultural Capital, Decision Making, Student Attitudes, Advantaged
