Urban and Rural Students’ Access to Elite Chinese Universities: Contextualising Bourdieu in China

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Yanru Xu (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

Urban and Rural Students’ Access to Elite Chinese Universities

Contextualising Bourdieu in China

Yanru Xu (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)

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Routledge
19 December 2024

Regional studies; Moral & social purpose of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education

Series: Education and Society in China

Studies have shown the disparities between urban and rural students accessing elite universities in China, a phenomenon which Xu explores in this groundbreaking book.

She argues that such disparities follow a Bourdieusian capital approach showing how urban parents increased capital benefits the advancement of their children’s education. This book qualitatively explores urban and rural students’ life stories prior to their elite university entry through interviews with both parents and students. It seeks a ‘reflective reappropriation’ of Bourdieu’s notions in understanding Chinese urban and rural students’ academic success. In addition to the implications for Chinese domestic and international scholars’ understanding of the mediating role of rurality, higher education access, and Chinese policy makers’ ongoing initiatives on the hukou reform, this book promotes the global reflections on the development and promotion of national analytical concepts in understanding contextualised educational issues to advance knowledge co-production.

This engaging text will be of interest to students and researchers across the fields of global higher education and sociology of education in East Asia, as well as policymakers working towards increased participation, equity and social justice in higher education worldwide.

By: Yanru Xu (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 350g
ISBN: 9781032383880
ISBN 10: 1032383887
Series: Education and Society in China
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 19 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yanru Xu is Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy and Management at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.