What is Equity from Students’ Perspective: Evidence from the Experiment Research

doi:10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2021.01.009

Abstract

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to explore the developmental levels of students’ equity preferences and influence factors by using stakeholder and spectator game in experimental economic. The result shows that student’s equity preferences change with age, peer relationship, cognition and social experience, from egalitarianism to meritocratism and efficiency. Students can accept more and more inequity allocation based on luck, merit and efficiency difference. Family background and schooling are important factors to impact students' equity preferences. The implication of this study is that educators should consider the different educational equity strategies for different students of ages in schools and families.

Key words: equity preference, students, experimental economic, stakeholder game, spectator game

Zhongjing Huang, Jie Wu, Xingyuan Gao. What is Equity from Students’ Perspective: Evidence from the Experiment Research[J]. Journal of East China Normal University(Educational Sciences), 2021, 39(1): 107-115.

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	9岁（小三）			13岁（初二）			17岁（高二）
	N	描述数据		N	描述数据		N	描述数据
性别	262	男生占51%		136	男生占48%		145	男生占40%
少数民族	262	少数民族占5%		136	少数民族占2%		145	少数民族占4%
独生子女	262	独生子女占68%		136	独生子女占68%		145	独生子女占92%
上海户口	262	上海户口占99%		136	上海户口占90%		145	上海户口占97%
班干部	262	班干部占42%		136	班干部占43%		145	班干部占51%
收入	262	M=2.47	SD=0.80	136	M=2.07	SD=0.83	145	M=1.91	SD=0.74
父母学历	262	M=7.66	SD=1.62	136	M=5.99	SD=1.97	145	M=6.12	SD=1.90

	利益相关		运气		绩效		效率
初二	?0.10**	?0.09*	0.11	0.15*	?0.03	?0.04	?0.05	?0.05
初二	（0.03）	（0.03）	（0.06）	（0.06）	（0.06）	（0.06）	（0.06）	（0.06）
高二	?0.01	0.01	0.22*	0.22*	0.05	0.05	0.35*	0.36*
高二	（0.03）	（0.03）	（0.06）	（0.07）	（0.05）	（0.06）	（0.06）	（0.06）
性别		0.07		?0.01		0.02		0.06
性别		（0.03）		（0.05）		（0.05）		（0.05）
少数民族		0.03		?0.01		0.18		?0.04
少数民族		（0.06）		（0.10）		（0.15）		（0.13）
独生子女		0.00		0.09		0.05		?0.03
独生子女		（0.03）		（0.06）		（0.05）		（0.06）
上海户口		0.05		?0.22		?0.02		0.09
上海户口		（0.07）		（0.14）		（0.12）		（0.13）
班干部		0.02		?0.04		?0.11*		?0.04
班干部		（0.03）		（0.05）		（0.05）		（0.05）
收入		0.02		?0.03		0.03		0.02
收入		（0.02）		（0.04）		（0.03）		（0.03）
父母学历		0.00		0.03*		?0.01		?0.01
父母学历		（0.01）		（0.01）		（0.01）		（0.02）
常数	0.17**	?0.02	0.11**	0.14	0.29**	0.17	0.21**	0.17
常数	（0.02）	（0.11）	（0.03）	（0.23）	（0.03）	（0.20）	（0.03）	（0.22）
观察数	543	543	172	172	170	170	198	198
R方	0.02	0.04	0.07	0.13	0.01	0.07	0.19	0.20

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