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SSCI Paper recently published by Linxiu Zhang, Hongmei Yi, Chengfang Liu and their coauthors at The China Quarterly
Release date：2015/12/30 Source： ccap
Title: Dropout in Rural China’s Secondary Schools: A Mixed-Methods AnalysisCitation: Shi, Yaojiang, Linxiu Zhang, Yue Ma, Hongmei Yi, Chengfang Liu, Natalie Johnson, James Chu, Prashant Loyalka, Scott Rozelle. (2015). Dropout in Rural China’s Secondary Schools: A Mixed-Methods Analysis, China Quarterly. 224, pp 1048-1069 doi:10.1017/S0305741015001277.
Abstract
Students in rural China are dropping out of secondary school at troubling rates. While there is considerable quantitative research on this issue, no systematic effort has been made to assess the deeper reasons behind student decision making through a mixed-methods approach. This article seeks to explore the prevalence, correlates and potential reasons for rural dropout throughout the secondary education process. It brings together results from eight large-scale survey studies covering 24,931 rural secondary students across four provinces, as well as analysis of extensive interviews with 52 students from these same study sites. The results show that the cumulative dropout rate across all windows of secondary education may be as high as 63 per cent. Dropping out is significantly correlated with low academic performance, high opportunity cost, low socio-economic status and poor mental health. A model is developed to suggest that rural dropout is primarily driven by two mechanisms: rational cost-benefit analysis or impulsive, stress-induced decision making.
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