期刊名称：International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
印刷版ISSN：0267-3843
电子版ISSN：2164-4527
出版年度：2009
卷号：15
期号：3
页码：175-192
DOI：10.1080/02673843.2009.9748028
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：Education is a supposed way to lift children out of poverty. Paradoxically, education in China does quite the opposite, putting forth more burden on the children and their poor families. Based on studies, this is caused by various educational expenses, including tuition fees, miscellaneous fees, expenses on books, other activities, choice of school, and class. Based on the interviews conducted with 19 low-income families in Tianjin, the current study shows how educational expenses contribute to the suffering of low-income families. Moreover, it reveals how these expenses are likely to intensify the inequality in accessing educational resources among families from different socioeconomic levels. The impacts of educational expenses are plausible, in view of institutionalist theory.
