Impacts of Cultural Capital on Student College Choice in China

Impacts of Cultural Capital on Student College Choice in China
ISBN-10
0739134418
ISBN-13
9780739134412
Category
Education
Pages
225
Language
English
Published
2011-08-16
Publisher
Lexington Books
Author
Lan Gao

Description

Educational researchers have long been concerned about the factors that influence the patterns of attendance in higher education and the extent to which higher education has been accessible to all students regardless of their socioeconomic status. Extensive research has indicated that a variety of class-related factors, such as cultural capital, social capital, and economic capital, exert remarkable impacts on the amount and type of education that one receives. Drawing on cultural capital theory, this study aims at analyzing how students' college choice process varies by social class in China. By exploring different cultural and financial factors that influence different stages of students' college choice process, this study hopes to contribute to identifying the most appropriate policies and practices for raising the representation of students from the lowest social class among college participants.

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