The determinants of compulsory education performance of migrant children in Beijing: An analysis of two cohorts

Xin Gong, Hui Zhang and Haogen Yao

International Journal of Educational Development, 2015, vol. 45, issue C, 1-15

Abstract: Based on sampling data of 2008 and 2011, this paper adopts the ordered probit model to investigate the determinants of academic performance for two cohorts of migrant children in Beijing. We found: (1) Age (different directions for the two cohorts), being a girl, family income, mother's education, parental expectations, parental tutoring, and the degree of satisfaction with schools were associated with children's academic ranking in the class for both cohorts. (2) Family income only mattered for the 2008 cohort and only for girls; additionally for 2008, educational expectations, study time and being a student leader were significant predictors. (3) Heterogeneous effects by gender, by education stage and by school type were also documented.

Keywords: Migrant children; Academic performance; Compulsory education; China; Two cohorts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2015.09.002

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