Higher Education and Career Prospects in China / Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tian, Felicia F.

Contributor:

Chen, Lin.

ProQuest ebook central.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--China.

Education, Higher.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 pages)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Contents

List of Tables

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Family Background and the College-to-Work Transition

1.2 Cumulative Advantage

1.3 Forging One's Own Path

1.4 Our Study

1.5 Overview of the Book

References

Chapter 2: Rural-Urban Inequality in Chinese Higher Education

2.1 College Expansion and Changes in Employment

2.2 Rural-Urban Inequality Upon College Graduation

2.3 Rural-Urban Inequality Upon College Admission

2.4 Rural-Urban Inequality During College

2.5 Rural-Urban Inequality and Career Construction

4.4 Advantage Begets Advantage

Chapter 5: Keep Searching, Keep Trying: Always Have Hope

5.1 Dan

5.2 Freshman Year: Feeling Perplexed and Purposeless

5.3 Sophomore Year: The Search for Meaning Continues

5.4 Junior Year: Understanding Trade-Offs

5.5 Senior Year: Still Wondering About the Future

5.6 Self-Determination for the Future

Chapter 6: Building My Résumé: Every Experience Counts

6.1 Yina

6.2 Freshman Year: High School All Over Again

6.3 Sophomore Year: Résumé Building

6.4 Junior Year: Prepare for the Job Market

6.5 Senior Year: Do Your Best or Be Yourself

6.6 The Power of Looking Ahead

Chapter 7: Forging My Own Path: Becoming the Person I Plan for Myself

7.1 Fei

7.2 Freshman Year: "I Am Different"

7.3 Sophomore Year: Picking up Where She Left Off

7.4 Junior Year: Reevaluating Her Choice

7.5 Senior Year: "Defining My Own Path"

7.6 The Meaning of Success in College

Chapter 8: Conclusion

8.1 Reflections on College and the Construction on Careers

8.2 Study Implications

8.3 Summary

Appendix: Interview Guides

2015 Spring

2016 Spring

2017 Spring

2017 Fall

2018 Spring

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

References -- Chapter 3: WU, the Prestigious Path, and Initial Difference -- 3.1 WU -- 3.2 The Prestigious Path -- 3.3 Initial Differences in Career Awareness -- 3.4 How Initial Difference Accumulates During the Freshman Year -- 3.4.1 Studying for Grades Versus Studying for Skills -- 3.4.2 Staying in Versus Exploring Outside the Classroom -- 3.4.3 Declaring a Major -- 3.5 Initial Understandings of Career Matters -- References -- Chapter 4: Advantage Begets Advantage -- 4.1 The Path: Accumulated Advantages -- 4.2 The Path: "Fake It Till You Make It" -- 4.3 The Path: Difficult to Keep Up.

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Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Tian, Felicia F. Higher Education and Career Prospects in China

ISBN:

9789811515101

9811515107

Publisher Number:

99985042855

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