Peers Matters? Hukou Segregation's Effect on Children's Educational Expectation: Evidence From Mainland China

• In Event: Navigating Education Across Geographic and Institutional Contexts

Abstract

In the rapid urbanization of China, a significant number of rural children migrate with their parents. The implementation of integration-oriented policies encourages rural children to share educational resources with their local peers. Rural children's academic achievements currently have been influenced by hukou segregation. Based on data from the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS), the present study examines the relationship between hukou segregation and children's educational expectation. As estimated, a certain degree of hukou integration is beneficial to all students' educational expectation. The effect of hukou segregation on educational expectation differs by migrant status. Compared with local children, migrant children have lower educational expectation caused by the higher proportion of local students in schools.

Authors

• Jinghui Huang, Chinese University of Hong Kong

• Ming Li, Tsinghua University