Learning from Home: Widening Rural-Urban Educational Inequality and High School Students' Self-Control in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic and School Closure

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  • Author(s): Ma, Gaoming; Zhang, Jiayu; Hong, Liu (ORCID Hong, Liu (ORCID 0000-0002-2250-773X)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Youth & Society. Oct 2023 55(7):1348-1366.
  • Publication Date:
    2023
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      19
    • Education Level:
      High Schools
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Distance Education; Rural Urban Differences; Equal Education; High School Students; Self Control; Foreign Countries; Academic Achievement; Socioeconomic Influences; Individual Characteristics
    • Subject Terms:
      China
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/0044118X221138607
    • ISSN:
      0044-118X
      1552-8499
    • Abstract:
      Worldwide school closures and remote learning have been implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures' impact on young populations' academic achievements is unclear. This study (N = 1,736, ages 14-20 years, 53% female, and Chinese) analyzed academic examination scores for students at a high school in Eastern China between January and July 2020. Results showed that overall, students' academic achievements appeared to be negatively affected amid a school closure. More importantly, students' self-control was introduced as a moderating factor that partially accounted for this difference in the context of remote learning at home. These findings extended our understanding of school closures' unequal impact on young populations. Education and social policies should respond to these challenges during times of crisis.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1392061