Education Part 2: The University Gap

This is part 2 of 3. In this episode we discuss the gaokao exam, the toll it takes on young people, and the increasing divide between those from richer, more developed areas and students from the margins of society.In part 1 we explored life for middle schoolers racing to the top of an increasingly steep hill: https://youtu.be/hg86rP15eOE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SourcesThe Mental Health Camp Treating China’s Troubled ‘Gaokao’ Kids, Sixth ToneChoice of Higher Education Institutions: Perspectives of Students from Different Provinces in China, Ashraf et al.Fairness in Admission: Voices from Rural Chinese Female Students in Selective Universities in Chinese Mainland, Ma and WangAccess to Higher Education in China: Differences in Opportunity, WANG HouxiongHigher education expansion and inequality in educational opportunities in China, Lingli Wu & Kun Yan & Yuqi ZhangRural students’ evolving educational aspirations and the sense of ‘ft’ in the changing context of China’s higher education: a life history approach, Jiexiu ChenSupport the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod