Family Background and College Students'Educational Achievement:An Analysis of Heterogeneity Based on Institutions and Majors
In the rapid transition of China's higher education from elitism to popularization,the heterogene-ity of the impact of family background on college students'educational achievement asks for in-depth study.Based on national survey data sets on Chinese college graduates'employment status,this paper found through empirical analysis that strong family background still has a significant positive impact on college stu-dents'educational achievement.However,different from the previous studies that regard college students as a homogeneous whole,the paper made a distinction in the institutional level and the category of majors,and found that the current impact of family background on educational achievement has significant heterogeneity in the dimensions of institutional level and major category.Specifically,the positive impact of strong family background on college students'educational achievement is stronger in ordinary universities than in the"double first-class"universities,and stronger in social science majors than in science,technology,agricul-ture,medicine and humanities majors.Finally,the paper discussed the two heterogeneous influencing mecha-nisms of internal incentive and external support through qualitative research,providing a scientific reference for improving the effectiveness and pertinence of precision education in colleges and universities.
family backgroundcollege studenteducational achievementinstitutional levelcategory of majors
NETL
NSTL
万方数据
维普
