Urban education differentiation and its socio-economic consequences: An internet–survey-based structural equation modeling analysis of new white collar workers in Nanjing, China

Wu, Qiyan; Liu, Chunhui; Zhang, Heather Xiaoquan

doi:10.1016/j.rssm.2016.11.001

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“…In the context of urbanization, the goal of most young Chinese is to pursue higher education in order to obtain a white-collar career and become middle-class. This can be seen as a lifestyle choice that offers the promise of a relatively stable and easy job ( Wu et al, 2017 ). Despite a rapid increase in the social importance of agriculture ( Eaglesham, 2006 ; Jordan et al, 2007 ; Meyer et al, 2008 ), there is widespread unwillingness among many students to choose agriculture as a major ( Osborne and Dyer, 2000 ; Esters, 2007 ; Enayat and Naser, 2013 ).…”

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Do Students With Different Majors Have Different Personality Traits? Evidence From Two Chinese Agricultural Universities

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This paper explores whether a Student’s choice of major leads to certain personality traits and the reasons for this phenomenon. Specifically, we look at evidence from two Chinese universities, both of which specialize in agricultural studies. Using the Sixteen Personality Factor (16PF) questionnaire and the Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) questionnaire, we collected data from two groups of students: those who study agriculture-related majors (ARM), and those who study non-agriculture-related majors (NARM). The surveys all showed no significant change in personality traits during Students’ freshman year. However, after 3 years of university study, significant personality trait changes were noted between seniors in the ARM and NARM groups. Whereas ARM seniors tended to be socially shy and lower in communicative competence, NARM seniors were better at expressing themselves and communicating with others. Although a Student’s choice of profession has an influence on their personality traits, it is not the only factor. The differences between ARM and NARM training models and curricula are also undoubtedly significant. Moreover, the bias against ARM in Chinese society further magnifies the differences in personality traits among students with different majors.

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Do Students With Different Majors Have Different Personality Traits? Evidence From Two Chinese Agricultural Universities

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“…The unevenness of urban educational resources have historical reasons accumulated over a period of rapid urbanization and market-oriented reforms. Since the acceleration of educational reforms in the late 1990s, different social-spatial accessibility to different quality educational resources affects the educational attainment of students, which can, in turn, affect the path of social mobility of different social classes [52]. Thus, social stratification will be strengthened by the different ability and opportunity for individuals to obtain educational resources.…”

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Social-Spatial Accessibility to Urban Educational Resources under the School District System: A Case Study of Public Primary Schools in Nanjing, China

Song

Liu

2018

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Recent discussions on the spatial distribution of educational resources center on exploring the social-spatial equity of the allocation of educational resources in the city. Following the research about spatial accessibility of urban educational resources, and based on the data about public primary school districts and residential districts in Nanjing, China, we propose a social-spatial accessibility computing framework to measure different degrees of accessibility to different public primary schools across geographic, opportunity, and economic dimensions. Results show that: (1) the geographic accessibility to schools in the inner-city is superior to those in the outer-city, but the spatial differences are rapidly shrinking as schools are being incorporated in the inner-city and built in the outer-city;(2) the opportunity accessibility to schools in the inner-city is inferior to those in the outer-city, and the access to the educational resources in the inner-city, especially high-quality education resources, becomes more scarce, due to the demolition in the inner-city and the construction in the outer-city;(3) economic accessibility is associated with the grade of the school, which, in the top school district, is the minimum, while there is a large decline in economic accessibility, with the overall soaring housing price in Nanjing. In other words, family background differences appear to have a significant influence on accessibility to high-quality educational resources (HQER). As a result, misallocation of educational resources, especially HQER, restrict social mobility and further exacerbate urban socio-spatial differentiation.

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“…Furthermore, research indicates that students from high-quality primary and secondary schools have a significantly higher proportion of admissions into top-tier high schools and prestigious universities compared to their counterparts from regular primary and secondary schools. This distinction subsequently influences their professional trajectories [6,7].…”

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Reconstructing Social Segregation in Danwei: An Examination of High-Quality Education Resources’ Impact on Housing Prices in Nanjing, China

Jin,

Zhao,

Liu

2023

Buildings

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This study investigates the impact of capitalizing educational resources on housing prices. As housing has gradually transitioned from a basic social right to a means of accumulating individual and familial wealth, it has emerged as a significant indicator of social stratification and has increasingly become a crucial tool for the intergenerational reproduction of social class. This paper takes Nanjing, China, as a case study and uses the geographically weighted regression model (GWR) and the hedonic pricing model (HPM) to investigate the impact of high-quality primary schools on housing prices. The results show that high-quality educational resources have become the most significant influencing factor on residential prices in Nanjing. The analysis in the mechanism section further indicates that the uneven distribution of educational resources in China is a continuation of the “danwei” system. Moreover, during the urbanization process, these high-quality educational resources are often leveraged by the government and developers, who see them as essential tools to attract investment and inflate housing prices. Therefore, the current overlap of the school district system and the marketization of housing in China not only intensifies residential segregation within the city, leading to severe residential inequality but also rebuilds social segregation within “danwei” and facilitates its reproduction.

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Urban education differentiation and its socio-economic consequences: An internet–survey-based structural equation modeling analysis of new white collar workers in Nanjing, China

Cited by 7 publications

References 34 publications

Do Students With Different Majors Have Different Personality Traits? Evidence From Two Chinese Agricultural Universities

Do Students With Different Majors Have Different Personality Traits? Evidence From Two Chinese Agricultural Universities

Social-Spatial Accessibility to Urban Educational Resources under the School District System: A Case Study of Public Primary Schools in Nanjing, China

Reconstructing Social Segregation in Danwei: An Examination of High-Quality Education Resources’ Impact on Housing Prices in Nanjing, China

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