The Differences in Students'Access to Information on College Enrollments and the Narrowing of the Information Gap
In the context of the reform of the new college entrance examinations,senior high school students tend to be more autonomous and flexible in their choices of further education,and the information used to support their choices is becoming increasingly important.However,there is an"information gap"between high school students differing in socioeconomic status,which is reflected not only in the quantity and quality of information available to them for further education,but also in their information search and processing.This study,based on a sample of certain senior high school students in a county-level city in Western China and a mixed-methods approach,explores the impact of their socioeconomic status on their information-seeking process and behavior.The results show the following:Socioeconomic status has an impact on information channels,especially the use of information from others and from the Internet;those students differing in socioeconomic status build individual-based information-supporting networks through individuals or families,and the extended differences in vertical and horizontal supporting structures produce highly heterogeneous information flows.Students'use of online channels is affected by their preferences and strategies,which is a specific reflection of social support structures on online information channels.To narrow the"information gap,"we need to make public institutions exercise their duty to issue information,optimize the use of official online information platforms for college entrance examinations,standardize the market-oriented service from college entrance examination guidance institutions,and promote the popularization of career education in senior high schools;and build an information-supporting environment based on the"families-public institutions-the market"concept to promote information equality and educational equity in college entrance examinations.
the specialty for which a high school graduate applies to a higher education institutionhigher educationinformation gapsocioeconomic status
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