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City Administrative Level and Tertiary Educational Opportunities

Evidence From China's Higher Education Expansion Policy

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ID3564724
AuthorsYueyan Dong (Harbin Institute of Technology), Nannan Yu (0000-0003-2246-2727, Harbin Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Tao Hong (0009-0006-5780-4060, Harbin Institute of Technology), Jinxing Yue (0000-0001-6350-5637, Harbin Institute of Technology)
Year2022
Volume12
Issue2
Publication date2022-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/21582440221089931
OpenAlexW4223547188
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited24

In 1999, the Chinese government implemented a higher education enrollment expansion policy to improve education equality. Now, its positive impact on educational equality is contested. This study attempts to identify the link between city administrative level and tertiary attainment in the context of the policy. Our empirical findings indicate that after implementation of the policy, inequality increased. Students from political and economic centers had more opportunities for tertiary education attainment. This policy has a greater impact on disparities in access to undergraduate education for individuals living in different administrative hierarchies than it does on specialist education

China · Economic growth · Economics · Education policy · Educational attainment · Geography · Higher education · Inequality · Political science · Politics · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Higher Education Research Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies

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