How Long to Read Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China

How Long Does it Take to Read Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China by Ye Liu

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book investigates the changing opportunities in higher education for different social groups during China’s transition from the socialist regime to a market economy. The first part of the book provides a historical and comparative analysis of the development of the idea of meritocracy, since its early origins in China, and in more recent western thought. The second part then explores higher education reforms in China, the part played by supposedly meritocratic forms of selection, and the implications of these for social mobility. Based on original empirical data, Ye Liu sheds light on the socio-economic, gender and geographical inequalities behind the meritocratic façade of the Gaokao (高考). Liu argues that the Chinese philosophical belief in education-based meritocracy had a modern makeover in the Gaokao, and that this ideology induces working-class and rural students to believe in upward social mobility through higher education. When the Gaokao broke the promise of status improvement for rural students, they turned to the Chinese Communist Party and sought political connections by actively applying for its membership. This book reveals a bleak picture of visible and invisible inequality in terms of access to and participation in higher education in contemporary China. Written in an accessible style, it offers a valuable resource for researchers and non-specialist readers alike.

How long is Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China?

Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China by Ye Liu is 221 pages long, and a total of 55,471 words.

This makes it 75% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 3 minutes to read Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China aloud.

What Reading Level is Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China?

Higher Education, Meritocracy and Inequality in China is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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