Meritocracy and the "Gaokao:" A Survey Study of Higher Education Selection and Socio-Economic Participation in East China

Autor/in	Liu, Ye
Titel	Meritocracy and the "Gaokao:" A Survey Study of Higher Education Selection and Socio-Economic Participation in East China
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 34 (2013) 5-6, S.868-887 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2013.816237
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Socioeconomic Status; Higher Education; Social Systems; Ideology; Educational Principles; Academic Achievement; Social Change; Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Prediction; Asians; Cultural Influences; Educational Opportunities; Social Stratification; Cultural Context; Family Characteristics; Professional Education; College Freshmen; Comparative Analysis; Student Characteristics; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Social system; Soziales System; Ideologie; Bildungsprinzip; Schulleistung; Sozialer Wandel; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Statistische Analyse; Vorhersage; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Soziale Zusammensetzung; Berufsausbildung; Studienanfänger
Abstract	Meritocracy is a powerful ideology that was used by the Chinese Communist Party during China's transition to a market economy. With the "Gaokao" in particular, higher education selection became an ideal vehicle for the Party to associate itself with the ideology of meritocracy. This article investigates the extent to which higher education selection was based on meritocratic principles in contemporary China. A survey study involving around 960 first-year students was conducted in 2007 in two provinces. The statistical analysis did not suggest a strong socio-economic selection. However, a cultural selectivity was indicated in predicting students' "Gaokao" performance as well as their chances of getting into elite universities. Socio-demographic factors appeared to be more significant than socio-economic status in affecting students' higher education opportunities. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10