High School Education Tracking and Educational Inequality: From International Rules to Chinese Experience...

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Qian Zhao Ajian Qian

High School Education Tracking and Educational Inequality

From International Rules to Chinese Experience

Qian Zhao, Ajian Qian

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Routledge
23 May 2025

Moral & social purpose of education

The book focuses on educational tracking at the high school level and explores its impact on educational inequality.

By constructing an analytical framework that combines macro and micro perspectives, the authors aim to provide a thorough analysis of the impact of educational tracking on inequality, offering new empirical evidence for international research on educational and social stratification. By revealing the institutional characteristics and unequal effects of high school educational tracking, the book provides empirical support for optimizing China’s educational tracking policy and advancing the goal of educational equity.

The book will appeal to scholars and students of educational tracking, educational equity, and comparative education.

By: Qian Zhao, Ajian Qian
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781041035411
ISBN 10: 1041035411
Pages: 146
Publication Date: 23 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1: The Global Landscape of High School Educational Tracking 2: International Conditions of High School Tracking and Educational Inequality 3: The Distribution of Educational Opportunities and Academic Inequality in China's Key High Schools 4: The Fairness Issue of China's Key Class System 5: Fairness Issues in China’s Within-Class Grouping 6: Summary and Discussion

Qian Zhao is the Associate Professor at Beijing Normal University, China. Her research primarily focuses on educational evaluation and principal leadership. She has published more than 50 papers. She has authored, co-authored, and translated several books, and has also contributed to seven textbooks. Ajian Qian is the Lecturer at Faculty of Education, Guangxi Normal University, China, specializing in educational measurement, evaluation, and statistics. He is particularly engaged in research and work on quality monitoring of basic education.