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Li, Zhenyi; Lei, Wanpeng – Best Evidence in Chinese Education, 2023
Supporting socio-economically disadvantaged students to improve their academic resilience is vital in promoting social mobility and halting intergenerational transmission of poverty. Based on the baseline data 2013-2014 from the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS) database, this paper examined the impact of preschool education experience on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness, Economically Disadvantaged
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Zhang, Yanan; Wang, Yijie – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
Using the first wave data from the Beijing College Students Panel Survey, this study provides an alternative explanation of the effect of social status on access to elite universities in China. We modify and extend the interacting multiple capitals model to identify the interactive effects of cultural, social, and economic capital and the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Universities, Foreign Countries
Yu, Zhang – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Disabilities and negative attitudes toward individuals with disabilities permeate human history, from ancient Greece to modern society. The study of attitude toward disabilities, mostly in western countries, has provided information for the development of policy concerning the rights of individuals with disabilities. Complying with international…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Zhang, Jianxin; Verhoeven, Jef C. – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2012
In this article we focus on answering the question "Is there equal access to different types of higher education institutions (HEIs) for ethnic minority (EM) students in Yunnan Province (China), and what explanation might be found for any differences?" In order to answer this question, we rely on the education attainment theory, and a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Minority Groups, Minority Group Students
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Yang, Po – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
The Chinese financial aid system intends to increase the affordability of postsecondary education and provide access to college for disadvantaged students. However, the research base for access to aid in China is extremely thin. Using data from a large cross-sectional survey in Beijing, this study found that attending selective institutions with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Financial Aid, Student Characteristics, Socioeconomic Status
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Smyth, Russell; Mishra, Vinod; Qian, Xiaolei – Social Indicators Research, 2010
This paper examines, how individual preferences for redistribution in general and redistribution to improve access to education, improve social protection for the poor, reduce income inequality and reduce unemployment depend on beliefs about what determines one's lot in life and self-assessed prospects for climbing the social ladder in urban…
Descriptors: Altruism, Income, Economically Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries