Postgraduate Study or Employment:An Empirical Study Based on the First-Generation Undergraduates from Rural Families in Key Universities
As higher education becomes more accessible,an increasing number of first-generation college students from rural families are pursuing higher studies.This presents new opportunities and challenges for understanding the development paths of college students.This study delves into the post-graduation choices of first-generation undergraduates from rural families by analyzing employment survey data from bachelor's degree recipients at key universities in Jiangsu Province.Utilizing the nested logit model and multinomial logit model,the study reveals that the choices of these graduates are not only influenced by their family's socioeconomic status,but also by macro factors such as postgraduate opportunities,education quality,and employment opportunities.Furthermore,through counterfactual simulations,the study demonstrates that first-generation undergraduates from rural families are particularly sensitive to changes in postgraduate opportunities,education quality,employment prospects,and family economic circumstances compared to other college graduate groups.
key universitiesfirst-generation undergraduates from rural familiespost-graduation choicecounterfactual simulations
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