Educational Opportunities and Dimensions in Rich and Poor Nations＂ Rethinking Global Access and the Inequity Question

This paper presents some important facts about educational opportunities and students＇ access worldwide. Specific facts and scenarios are exhibited and provided to compare education opportunities in rich and poor areas in developed and developing countries. Particularly, this paper surveys and compares forces on educational happening in Nigeria and United States. It argues that despite the much acclaimed democratization of access to education, glaring inequalities can be identified in the way educators and how our students are treated. In regards to quantities and quality of educational resources, education is not equally accessed by all students in our today＇s world. This paper, therefore, recommends that human beings should be given equal access and opportunities to education at all levels; and should be treated with respect and dignity in spite of color, religion, or race wherever they find themselves. This becomes an imperative if mankind is to achieve success in the task of propelling students and Educators to greater achievements. As well, this paper recommends that cultural, institutional, and political powers should be deployed to bring about a more equitable world order.

Equity in Higher Education Opportunities in China

Higher education has been developing rapidly since China implemented reforms and opening up policy.However,limitation of the government’s financial resources investment,regional development,and other factors has resulted in unfair higher education opportunities.Therefore,this study uses archival research method to analyze and study the general situation of higher education,college entrance examination system,and equity of higher education opportunities other issues in China.This study explains the connotation of equity of education and higher education opportunities,and conducts in-depth analysis of equity of higher education opportunities in starting point,process,and results.It focuses on analyzing the factors that influence the equity of higher education opportunities in China.It also analyzes the status quo and problems of equity of higher education opportunities in China.Aiming at solving these problems,this study proposes recommendations from four aspects.

Equal Education Opportunities Call for Institutional Equality

The report to the 17th Communist Party of China （CPC） National Congress called for efforts to enable all people to have places to learn and put it in the first place of the five major issues concerning the livelihood of the people. To enable everyone to have places to learn is not only the goal of education but also the goal of promoting social equity and justice. It has endowed every member of the society with the opportunities and rights to receive education on an equal footing. It does not only enable all children to have equal opportunities to receive public education but also provide every citizen with the conditions for lifelong learning.

Household Expenditure on Education in China:Key Findings From the China Institute for Educational Finance Research-Household Surveys(CIEFR-HS)

Purpose:This study uses data from the 2019 China Institute for Educational Finance Research-Household Survey to investigate expenditure on children's education in China.Design/Approach/Methods:Using descriptive and regression analysis,this study analyzes the level and structure of household expenditure on children's education,the associated disparities,and household financial burden.Findings:The average household expenditure on regular full-time education nationwide was RMB 8,139 per child,accounting for 10.8%of total household expenditure.On average,24.4%and 15.5%of elementary and high school students participated in out-of-school subject-and interest-oriented tutoring in AY 2018-2019,respectively.On an average,it costs a household approximately RMB 233,000 to educate a child from preschool to the undergraduate level.The total investments in regular full-time education nationwide were estimated to be RMB 6.2 billion-6.87%of the national Gross Domestic product.Moreover,based on an overview of various statistics on school funding,this study found that several years of public investments in compulsory education and rural schools have significantly reduced the disparities in school funding among income groups.OriginalityValue:This research is the first report giving a comprehensive picture of household expenditures on education nationwide in China.It provides empirical evidence for exploring policy tools to realize the balanced development of education.

Expansion and Intergenerational Mobility of Education

Using data from the 2013 Chinese Household Income Project(CHIP2013),we analyze intergenerational educationa1 mobility and the distribution of benefits among different groups in the course of educational expansion.Overall,educational expansion has raised educational mobility,reduced the possibility of downward intergenerational educational mobility,and increased the possibility of upward intergenerational mobility.However,the degree to which different types of households have benefited from the expansion of education is closely related to the urban-rural gap and the level of parenta1 education.The expansion of basic education has been more advantageous to the children of less-educated parents,whereas the expansion of higher education has mainly benefited the children of households with higher levels of parental education and to urban children.If,therefore,China is to promote the balanced development of educational modernization and build a nation that is an educational power,it needs to make active adjustments at the policy leve1.