Does Vocational Education Really Exacerbate Social Stratification?——An Analysis Based on Propensity Score Matching(PSM)
Vocational education plays a crucial role in promoting the rational flow of social structure in China.Based on the data of China Labor Force Dynamics Survey(CLDS),the Propensity Score Matching(PSM)method was used to test whether vocational education would exacerbate social stratification in China.It is found that there are significant differences between vocational education and non-vocational education groups in terms of household registration,parents'occupation type,parents'education level,their own occupation type,and economic income.After eliminating the"self-selective"bias,in the secondary education level,vocational education can promote the upward mobility of intra-generational classes,while in the higher education level,higher vocational education can intensify the inter-generational class solidification.The underlying mechanism lies in the fact that secondary education,in its decline,can only lead to limited personal development due to the social exclusion effect,while the inflated diploma effect raises the entry thresholds of the main labor market,squeezing the access of the higher vocational education group to high-status occupations.The study suggests that we should raise the academic level of vocational education,increase the rate of secondary education,and implement the pilot project of"Special Training Program for High Talents in Vocational Education",to improve the attractiveness of vocational education.
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