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Perching Birds or Scattered Streams: A Study of How Trust Affects Civic Engagement among University Students in Contemporary China
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Liu, Ye; Shen, Wenqin – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2021
This article explores how trust affects the nature and characteristics of civic engagement among university students in contemporary China. We draw upon empirical evidence from in-depth individual interviews involving 68 students born between 1993 and 1999. Four different types of civic activities, including associational membership with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizen Participation, College Students, Trust (Psychology)
Women Rising as Half of the Sky? An Empirical Study on Women from the One-Child Generation and Their Higher Education Participation in Contemporary China
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Liu, Ye – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
This article explores the changing dynamics between gender, cultural capital and the state in the context of higher education expansion in contemporary China. With a particular focus on the one-child generation and women's opportunities and aspirations, I draw upon empirical evidence from a first-hand survey study and in-depth semi-structured…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Females, Public Policy