Vocational Education,Social Exclusion,and Class Mobility:A Theoretical Model and Empirical Analysis
Vocational education plays a crucial role in promoting class mobility,but the actual situa-tion is not optimistic.Revealing the internal operating mechanism is of great significance.Based on the Chi-na Labor Dynamics Survey(CLDS)data,this study uses the Generalized Structural Equation Model(GSEM)to examine the impact effects of vocational education,social exclusion,and class mobility.The results showed that vocational education can significantly reduce upward mobility of social classes,and there are three mediating pathways between social exclusion and vocational education and class mobility:first,the sole mediating effect of economic exclusion;The second is the chain mediating effect of economic exclusion and social welfare exclusion;The third is the chain mediating effect of political exclusion and social welfare exclusion.In addition,the results indicate that there is also urban-rural heterogeneity in the above-men-tioned impact pathways.Based on this,in order to promote effective improvement of class mobility in voca-tional education,the following suggestions are proposed:firstly,vigorously develop vocational undergradu-ate education while maintaining the characteristics of vocational education types;The second is to break away from the social talent evaluation criteria that only rely on academic qualifications,and strengthen the examination and screening of the comprehensive ability of the labor force in the employment market;The third is to attract diverse social organizations to participate in vocational education,especially emphasizing the social rights and political education of vocational education students with rural backgrounds,and en-hancing their ability to acquire and protect their rights.
vocational educationsocial exclusionclass mobilitygeneralized structural equation model
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