Determinants of Tracking Intentions, and Actual Education Choices among Junior High School Students in Rural China

Autor/inn/en	Song, Yingquan; Loyalka, Prashant; Wei, Jianguo
Titel	Determinants of Tracking Intentions, and Actual Education Choices among Junior High School Students in Rural China
Quelle	In: Chinese Education and Society, 46 (2013) 4, S.30-42 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1061-1932
DOI	10.2753/CED1061-1932460403
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Junior High School Students; Rural Schools; Rural Areas; Poverty Areas; School Choice; Student Surveys; Regression (Statistics); Instructional Program Divisions; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Student Financial Aid; Family Income; Migrant Workers; Vocational Education; Social Stratification; Social Influences; Economic Factors; Predictor Variables; Goal Orientation; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Schülerbefragung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Familieneinkommen; Wanderarbeiter; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Soziale Zusammensetzung; Sozialer Einfluss; Ökonomischer Faktor; Prädiktor; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung
Abstract	This article analyzes rural middle school students' tracking intentions (academic high school, vocational high school, or going to work), actual education choices, and the factors affecting them, using a random sampled baseline survey and follow-up survey of 2,216 second-year students residing outside of county seats in forty-one impoverished counties in a western province of China. We find that the path of vocational high school is not preferred by rural middle school students. Most students will select academic high school over vocational high school. But actual tracking results seem to indicate that the high school dreams of a considerable proportion of students are interrupted or shattered. We use multiple logistic regression to analyze factors influencing tracking intentions and actual education choices, including student grades, parents' education level, per capita household income, household type, parents' migrant worker status, and awareness of the government policy of financial aid for vocational students. We briefly discuss social stratification and the social and economic implications of rural middle school students' education choices, and question some of the policies for developing secondary vocational education. (As Provided).
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