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Equity Issues in the Process of Massification of Higher Education in China: A Perspective on Public Funding Per Student

Authors
Yanhan Zhang1, *
1School of Education, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK
*Corresponding author. Email: cqzhangyanhan@sina.com
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Yanhan Zhang
Available Online 16 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-45-9_82How to use a DOI?
Keywords
education equity; higher education; massification; public funding per student
Abstract

The massification of higher education in China has led to more students being given the opportunity to continue their development, but the equity issues involved have not been properly addressed. Rather than narrowing with its development, inter-provincial and inter-regional differences are becoming increasingly evident. This paper adopts a quantitative approach to analyse the differences between 31 provinces and cities and the eastern, western and southern regions of China over the decade 2011–2020, taking the perspective of equity in the education process and choosing the average public funding per student in higher education as an entry point to compare horizontally and vertically. It concludes that although financial support has increased with development and policy support over the decade, its correlation with the process of massification is not strong, suggesting that it is not yet fully prepared for the rapid expansion of higher education massification. Inter-provincial, inter-regional disparities are therefore still very evident, and improving equity in the education process also requires a focus on coordinated development across regions.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 2nd International Conference on Modern Educational Technology and Social Sciences (ICMETSS 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
16 December 2022
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-494069-45-9_82
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-45-9_82How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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