文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Burdens from Educational Expenses on Chinese Children Living in Poverty

作者：Jiang, Miaoyi[1];Cheung, Chau-kiu[2]

机构：[1]East China Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Social Work, Shanghai, Peoples R China;[2]City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Appl Social Studies, 83 Tat Chee Ave, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

年份：2009

卷号：15

期号：3

起止页码：175

外文期刊名：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE AND YOUTH

收录：WOS:【ESCI(收录号:WOS:000435038400001)】；

语种：英文

摘要：Education is a supposed way to lift children out of poverty. Paradoxically, education in China does quite the opposite, putting forth more burden on the children and their poor families. Based on studies, this is caused by various educational expenses, including tuition fees, miscellaneous fees, expenses on books, other activities, choice of school, and class. Based on the interviews conducted with 19 low-income families in Tianjin, the current study shows how educational expenses contribute to the suffering of low-income families. Moreover, it reveals how these expenses are likely to intensify the inequality in accessing educational resources among families from different socioeconomic levels. The impacts of educational expenses are plausible, in view of institutionalist theory.