Journal of East China Normal University(Educationa ›› 2017, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 1-10+152.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2017.06.001

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The Choice of Academic Profession: Class Taste or Personal Opportunities

YAN Guangcai   

  1. Institute of Higher Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • Online:2017-12-20 Published:2017-11-14

Abstract: Historically, it is in modern society that academic profession was favored by middle and upper class. In current China's society, the pattern of academic profession dominated by middle and upper class results from the different economic conditions of the family and the inequality of resource distributionin education at all levels, rather than class culture and taste. Therefore, it is essential to implement education priority strategy, enrich educational resources for all, and extend the years of schooling for all. This can not only improve the labor's quality, develop the personal potential, and cultivate numbers of talents, but also help to promote the development of society and construction of a harmonious and orderly society steadily.

Key words: academic profession, class difference, education equity