Journal article
Home environment and educational transitions on the path to college in rural northwest China
International journal of educational development, v 34(1), pp 98-109
Jan 2014
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Abstract
•We examine home environment and transitions on the path to college in rural China.•Communicative parenting positively predicts successful educational transitions.•Punitive parenting is negatively related to successful educational transitions.•Parental college expectations positively predict successful educational transitions.•Home educational resources and use of time are related to educational transitions.
In China, the National College Entrance Examination (gaokao) is an important gateway to future life outcomes. In this paper, we analyze longitudinal survey data from two waves (2004 and 2009) of the Gansu Survey of Children and Families to examine the home environment factors that predict successful transitions on the path to participation in the college entrance examination among rural youth in Gansu province. Our results show that parents play a crucial role in determining their children's life chances through their shaping of a nurturing home learning environment.
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- Title
- Home environment and educational transitions on the path to college in rural northwest China
- Creators
- Tanja Sargent - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyPeggy Kong - Lehigh UniversityYuping Zhang - Lehigh University
- Publication Details
- International journal of educational development, v 34(1), pp 98-109
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- SOE Doctoral Programs
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000329771400012
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84889089937
- Other Identifier
- 991021862412604721
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