Factors influencing the educational expectations of Chinese youth

Yifang, Wang

Abstract

In China, education is an indispensable part of the growth of teenagers, and the results of education are also the achievements that teenagers should achieve at this stage. Educational expectation as a socio-psychological variable has an important impact on student's educational results. In the “Wisconsin Model”, educational expectation as an intermediary variable has been a concern by researchers Unfortunately, limited studies were found about the influencing factors of educational expectation. As a result, this study will examine the influencing factors on the educational expectations of Chinese teens using a sample of teenagers aged 13 to 15 as well as the feedback from their parents, which was gathered in 2018 from China Family Panel Studies(CFPS). Data were analyze using SPSS 26 to get the descriptive statistic and nested model result. Result found, the educational expectations of the teenagers are somewhat influenced by their home background and the school environment. Keywords: Educational, expectations, factors, influence, youth

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