An analysis of education inequality in China

Chinese Students’ ICT Readiness for a Blended Teaching and Learning Environment

“…The question content was derived from curriculum standards and educational resources set by both Western and Chinese professional and governmental administrators (UNESCO, 2008). The first part of the project, as reported in this paper, used only quantitative research methods to complete data collection and analysis.…”

The education of migrant children in Shanghai: The battle for equity

“…The counter-arguments of the maximally maintained inequality theory (Raftery and Hout, 1993) suggest that educational inequalities persist despite expansion. This is because those from more advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds seek to access qualitatively better kinds of education (Yang et al, 2014). As disadvantaged groups, migrant children may not have access to the educational resources available to more privileged local students.…”

“…For years, there have been reports of how urban schools shut their doors to students migrating from rural regions (Goodburn, 2009;Han, 2004;Lai et al, 2014;Yang et al, 2014) and how greater resources and quality teachers are distributed to favoured schools (Walker and Qian, 2012). The OECD, however, presented a different picture.…”

The Equality of Distribution of Education Resources—The Case of 96 Universities in the US

“…The expansion of enrollment in colleges and universities increases the opportunity for higher education and the higher education transform from elite education to mass education. According to 1996-2008 panel date, Jun's [1] study acquires that due to the implementation of education enrollment policy, the education opportunity inequality is greatly reduced and increased the chance for higher education. But it brings a series of problems, such as the shortage of college education resources.…”