School Choice with Chinese Characteristics

Autor/in	Wu, Xiaoxin
Titel	School Choice with Chinese Characteristics
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 48 (2012) 3, S.347-366 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
DOI	10.1080/03050068.2012.656901
Schlagwörter	Middle Class; Equal Education; School Choice; Social Capital; Admission (School); Foreign Countries; Economic Factors; Cultural Capital; Financial Support; Educational Finance; Local Government; Fees; Awards; Competition; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mittelschicht; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Sozialkapital; Ausland; Ökonomischer Faktor; Finanzielle Förderung; Bildungsfonds; Gemeindeverwaltung; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Award; Auszeichnung; Wettkampf
Abstract	This paper explores the major characteristics of school choice in the Chinese context. It highlights the involvement of cultural and economic capital, such as choice fees, donations, prize-winning certificates and awards in gaining school admission, as well as the use of social capital in the form of "guanxi". The requirement for these resources in order to be successful in the positional competition for admission to "key schools" has greatly advantaged children from middle class families. Schools and local governments cash in on school choice fever in order to obtain significant economic returns. The current school choice process creates winners among some of the parties involved: school places for selected students, and additional funds for schools and local governments. However, the practice exacerbates the educational inequality that already exists in society. (Contains 5 notes.) (As Provided).
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