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XIE Yongxiang. Sibling Size, Gender Structure, and Educational Attainment: A Comparative Analysis of Different Stages of School Transition (1978-2008)[J]. Journal of Modern Education, 2023, (3): 43-54.
Citation: XIE Yongxiang. Sibling Size, Gender Structure, and Educational Attainment: A Comparative Analysis of Different Stages of School Transition (1978-2008)[J]. Journal of Modern Education, 2023, (3): 43-54.

Sibling Size, Gender Structure, and Educational Attainment: A Comparative Analysis of Different Stages of School Transition (1978-2008)

  • Received Date: 2022-09-28
    Available Online: 2023-08-08
  • Publish Date: 2023-05-25
  • Most studies have statically investigated the effects of sibling size or sibling gender structure on educational attainment, while educational attainment at different stages of school transition has been inadequately examined. This paper explores the changing trend of educational inequality in different stages of school transition using data from the 2008 Chinese General Social Survey. We find that the negative effects of sibling size, the number of brothers, and the number of sisters on individual educational attainment increase, and gender inequality in educational attainment increase at the junior high school to high school stage compared to the elementary school to junior high school stage. The negative effects of sibling size and the number of sisters on individual educational attainment increase at the high school to university stage compared to the junior high school to high school stage, but the effects on gender inequality in educational attainment decrease. This indicates that the negative effects of the sibling size and gender structure on individual educational attainment increase with stages of school transition, while the educational inequality experienced by females in their early educational career is effectively mitigated.

     

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