Open AccessAccess to higher education: California and Jiangsu
Author(s) -
Qinyuan Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/692/4/042088
Subject(s) - social capital , chinese americans , cultural capital , higher education , access to higher education , social stratification , social mobility , reading (process) , chinese society , psychology , sociology , political science , china , immigration , social science , law
This study uses the mixed research method to examine the American and Chinese college entrance system with different college admission policies. Based on reading documents from education bureau and school websites and conducting a survey by using self-designed questionnaires to 38 participants from California and Jiangsu, the study explores students’ choices, family backgrounds and parental influence in deciding students’ access to higher education. The results highlight that in both American and Chinese higher education system, students’ family backgrounds play an important role in students’ access to higher education. Such findings are closely tied to social stratification and social mobility in contexts of Chinese and American society, including cultural and social capital students can acquire from parents.