Do Socioeconomic Status (SES) Affect Students’ Higher Education Attendance and Education Expectation: A Survey Based on Cross-Cultural Comparison

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10.2991/assehr.k.210617.034How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Chinese college students, White American, education expectation, cultural differences, socioeconomic status

Abstract

Generally, socioeconomic status (SES) is associate with family income, parental education and parental occupation, which affects students’ academic development. In this paper, we investigate the effects of SES on education expectation from the perspective of cultural background. Specifically, the cultural differences between White American students and Chinese students have been analysed. In addition, the relationship between SES and education expectation among Chinese college students is evaluated. The data of Chinese college students are collected from a sample of 57 male and 99 female (between the ages of 15 to 22) based on online questionnaires. Their family income, parental education, parental occupation, students’ possibility to enter higher education, and students’ educational expectancy are classified in the questionnaires. As for white American culture, this study utilized a mixed-method to analyze 7 related articles and exploit the data. It is found that there’s no significant positive relationship between SES and higher education attendance or education expectations among Chinese students. In fact, Chinese students from all SES have relatively high willingness and expectation to enter higher education. With regard to White American students, the family income, parental education and parental occupation significantly relate to their higher education attendance. Besides, in order to explain the phenomenon, social awareness about equal education opportunities were also discussed with corresponding implications. The cross-cultural comparison of beliefs, attitudes and behaviours that result in students’ higher education attendance and Education Expectation will help better understanding students’ development.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jiarui Gao
AU  - Qianqian Chen
AU  - Qing Wang
AU  - Mengfan Guo
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/06/20
TI  - Do Socioeconomic Status (SES) Affect Students’ Higher Education Attendance and Education Expectation: A Survey Based on Cross-Cultural Comparison
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 2nd International Conference on Mental Health and Humanities Education (ICMHHE 2021）
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 43
EP  - 56
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210617.034
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210617.034
ID  - Gao2021
ER  -