Family Background, Financial Constraints and Higher Education Attendance in China

Autor/in	Li, Wenli
Titel	Family Background, Financial Constraints and Higher Education Attendance in China
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 26 (2007) 6, S.724-734 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2007.09.001
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Family Income; Family Characteristics; Student Surveys; Foreign Countries; Tuition; Academic Ability; Parent Influence; Educational Attainment; Correlation; Access to Education; Low Income Groups; Fees; Costs; Paying for College; Socioeconomic Influences; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Familieneinkommen; Schülerbefragung; Ausland; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Korrelation; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Cost; Kosten; Studienfinanzierung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor
Abstract	Using data from the 2004 China College Student Survey, conducted by the author, this paper finds that long-term factors such as scholastic ability and parental education are significantly correlated with higher education attendance. By contrast, short-term financial constraints are also significantly associated with higher education access, but to a lesser degree. Furthermore, in recent years China's higher education expansion has provided broader access to students from lower income families. However, the tuition fees and ''net prices'' of elite universities are lower than those of medium quality universities, while the tuition fees and ''net prices'' of medium quality universities are lower than those of relatively low quality universities and colleges. This has led to a reverse relationship between family income and attendance costs, such that lower income families now shoulder a much higher burden for their children's university education than higher income families. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10