Differences in Access to High-quality Higher Education Opportunities:Between Urban and Rural Areas to Within Urban and Rural Areas
Fairness and efficiency remain enduring concerns within the realm of education.Utilizing the microdata from the CGSS2018,this study investigates the differences in access to high-quality high-er education opportunities between urban and rural areas,as well as within their respective family eco-nomic and social classes.The focus is on comparing the differences between urban and rural areas and family social classes across different stages of higher education development in China.The results indi-cate that:in terms of obtaining high-quality higher education opportunities,(1)The opportunity gap resulting from China's urban-rural dual structure persists,but gradually transforms into a multi-level relationship within urban and rural areas,with family and social class disparities at the core.(2)Over-all,there is a significant difference in opportunities between urban and rural families,and between fam-ilies from advantaged class and those from the middle and disadvantaged classes.(3)In the later stage of higher education popularization,the overall difference in opportunities between urban and rural areas is not significant,yet the gap in opportunities within urban and rural areas continues to widen.The op-portunities for families with urban advantages,rural advantages,and rural disadvantaged groups have all increased,especially for families with rural advantages who have the most significant increase in en-rollment opportunities in elite universities.Conversely,the access to high-quality higher education op-portunities for urban disadvantaged families and rural middle-class families is diminishing.The expan-sion of higher education has contributed to educational equity to some extent,yet it has also altered the distribution pattern of new high-quality higher education opportunities among social classes in urban and rural areas,potentially leading to new forms of opportunity inequality.Therefore,it is crucial to further promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas,focus on policy value orientations that address both differences and equity,and achieve Targeted Poverty Alleviation through education.
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