Xiaoming Sheng
Biographic Data
| ID | 3799275 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xiaoming Sheng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xiaoming |
| FAMILY NAME | Sheng |
| SIGNATURE | SHENG X |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6576-3699 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Home Education and Law in China
Home education is at an early stage for the public, researchers, media and educational authorities in China. Yet the research relating to the development of home education has been entirely ignored. In particular, the literature focusing on the legal status of home education is negligible in the educational context of China. There is no literature that has systematically explored the relationship between Compulsory Education Law and home educatio…
Cultural capital, family background and education
This article employs Bourdieu's conceptual tools to unpack family influences on students' subject and university choices in China. This empirical study employed mixed research approaches, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, to examine students' choices of subjects and universities in a sample of secondary school students from the age of 16 to 18 in China. This study reveals that while there are few class differences in subject choice…
Confucian Work and Homeschooling
This study conducted a case study of homeschooling in order to provide in-depth information regarding the demographic characteristics of homeschooling parents, the motivations and the process of practicing it and its outcomes in Shanghai. The public and the policy-makers, and education officials have had little substantive information in relation to homeschooling, in particular the homeschooling which emphasizes the Confucian education. This stud…
Gender and habitus
This article employs the concepts of habitus to provide an in-depth analysis of the ways in which gender differences are played out in parents' and students' choices of undergraduate subjects. Studies focusing on how gender and social class reinforce each other in terms of students' undergraduate subject choices have not been conducted in China. This article reports a mixed method study, comprising a large-scale questionnaire and semi-structured …
Higher Education Choice in China
Much of the existing research on parental involvement and higher education choice examines the difference between the working class and the middle class, but little literature looks at different factions within the social classes. This book discusses higher education choice in China, particularly through the examination of social issues such as social stratification, parental involvement, and gender and educational inequality. Drawing from an emp…
Parental expectations relating to children's higher education in urban China
This article employs Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital to examine the social class differences in the expectations relating to higher education among parents and students in urban China. This study fills a gap in understanding the complex factors that underpin parental expectations regarding children's higher education. This study has been conducted using mixed methods, comprising a large-scale questionnaire with semi-structured interviews. …
Cultural capital and gender differences in parental involvement in children's schooling and higher education choice in China
This article employs the concept of cultural capital to examine the ways in which social difference in terms of gender are played out in parental involvement in children's schooling and higher education choice. The intention has been to provide an in-depth analysis of the ways in which Chinese mothers and fathers are involved in the process. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 47 secondary school students and 50 parents in Beijing. Thi…
Cultural capital and gender differences in parental involvement in children's schooling and higher education choice in China
This article employs the concept of cultural capital to examine the ways in which social difference in terms of gender are played out in parental involvement in children's schooling and higher education choice. The intention has been to provide an in-depth analysis of the ways in which Chinese mothers and fathers are involved in the process. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 47 secondary school students and 50 parents in Beijing. Thi…
Cultural capital, family background and education
This article employs Bourdieu's conceptual tools to unpack family influences on students' subject and university choices in China. This empirical study employed mixed research approaches, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, to examine students' choices of subjects and universities in a sample of secondary school students from the age of 16 to 18 in China. This study reveals that while there are few class differences in subject choice…
Confucian Work and Homeschooling
This study conducted a case study of homeschooling in order to provide in-depth information regarding the demographic characteristics of homeschooling parents, the motivations and the process of practicing it and its outcomes in Shanghai. The public and the policy-makers, and education officials have had little substantive information in relation to homeschooling, in particular the homeschooling which emphasizes the Confucian education. This stud…
Parental expectations relating to children's higher education in urban China
This article employs Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital to examine the social class differences in the expectations relating to higher education among parents and students in urban China. This study fills a gap in understanding the complex factors that underpin parental expectations regarding children's higher education. This study has been conducted using mixed methods, comprising a large-scale questionnaire with semi-structured interviews. …
Home Education and Law in China
Home education is at an early stage for the public, researchers, media and educational authorities in China. Yet the research relating to the development of home education has been entirely ignored. In particular, the literature focusing on the legal status of home education is negligible in the educational context of China. There is no literature that has systematically explored the relationship between Compulsory Education Law and home educatio…
Gender and habitus
This article employs the concepts of habitus to provide an in-depth analysis of the ways in which gender differences are played out in parents' and students' choices of undergraduate subjects. Studies focusing on how gender and social class reinforce each other in terms of students' undergraduate subject choices have not been conducted in China. This article reports a mixed method study, comprising a large-scale questionnaire and semi-structured …
Cultural capital and gender differences in parental involvement in children's schooling and higher education choice in China
This article employs the concept of cultural capital to examine the ways in which social difference in terms of gender are played out in parental involvement in children's schooling and higher education choice. The intention has been to provide an in-depth analysis of the ways in which Chinese mothers and fathers are involved in the process. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 47 secondary school students and 50 parents in Beijing. Thi…
Higher Education Choice in China
Much of the existing research on parental involvement and higher education choice examines the difference between the working class and the middle class, but little literature looks at different factions within the social classes. This book discusses higher education choice in China, particularly through the examination of social issues such as social stratification, parental involvement, and gender and educational inequality. Drawing from an emp…
Parental expectations relating to children's higher education in urban China
This article employs Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital to examine the social class differences in the expectations relating to higher education among parents and students in urban China. This study fills a gap in understanding the complex factors that underpin parental expectations regarding children's higher education. This study has been conducted using mixed methods, comprising a large-scale questionnaire with semi-structured interviews. …
Confucian Work and Homeschooling
This study conducted a case study of homeschooling in order to provide in-depth information regarding the demographic characteristics of homeschooling parents, the motivations and the process of practicing it and its outcomes in Shanghai. The public and the policy-makers, and education officials have had little substantive information in relation to homeschooling, in particular the homeschooling which emphasizes the Confucian education. This stud…
Gender and habitus
This article employs the concepts of habitus to provide an in-depth analysis of the ways in which gender differences are played out in parents' and students' choices of undergraduate subjects. Studies focusing on how gender and social class reinforce each other in terms of students' undergraduate subject choices have not been conducted in China. This article reports a mixed method study, comprising a large-scale questionnaire and semi-structured …
Cultural capital, family background and education
This article employs Bourdieu's conceptual tools to unpack family influences on students' subject and university choices in China. This empirical study employed mixed research approaches, using both quantitative and qualitative methods, to examine students' choices of subjects and universities in a sample of secondary school students from the age of 16 to 18 in China. This study reveals that while there are few class differences in subject choice…
Home Education and Law in China
Home education is at an early stage for the public, researchers, media and educational authorities in China. Yet the research relating to the development of home education has been entirely ignored. In particular, the literature focusing on the legal status of home education is negligible in the educational context of China. There is no literature that has systematically explored the relationship between Compulsory Education Law and home educatio…
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