Urban and Rural Students Access to Elite Chinese Universities - Contextualising Bourdieu in China

Studies have shown the disparities between urban and rural students accessing elite universities in China, a phenomenon which Xu explores in this groundbreaking book. An engaging text that will be of interest to students, researchers and policymakers across the fields of global higher education and sociology of education in East Asia.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Setting the Scene of this Book 2. Research Design of this Book 3. Urban and Rural Educational Disparities in China 4. Bourdieu's Capital Approach and its Challenges in a Chinese Urban-Rural Educational Context 5. The Stories of Two Trajectories, One Destination 6. Understanding Urban and Rural Students' Access to Chinese Elite Universities 7. Conclusion

About the author

Yanru Xu is Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy and Management at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Summary

Studies have shown the disparities between urban and rural students accessing elite universities in China, a phenomenon which Xu explores in this groundbreaking book. An engaging text that will be of interest to students, researchers and policymakers across the fields of global higher education and sociology of education in East Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Yanru Xu, Yanru (University of Chinese Academy of Scienc Xu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032383880
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238388-0
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Education and Society in China
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); China, EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Comparative, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Moral and social purpose of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Moral & social purpose of education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies