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Higher Education and Career Prospects in China

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  1. Felicia F. Tian

    1. Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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  2. Lin Chen

    1. Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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  • Considers the school-to-work transition experience by young adults in China
  • Follows a cohort of social science majors in an elite university in China for four years
  • Examines student conceptualization and construction of careers

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen
    Pages 1-19

  3. Rural–Urban Inequality in Chinese Higher Education

    • Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen
    Pages 21-39

  4. WU, the Prestigious Path, and Initial Difference

    • Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen
    Pages 41-63

  5. Advantage Begets Advantage

    • Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen
    Pages 65-83

  6. Keep Searching, Keep Trying: Always Have Hope

    • Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen
    Pages 85-105

  7. Building My Résumé: Every Experience Counts

    • Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen
    Pages 107-126

  8. Forging My Own Path: Becoming the Person I Plan for Myself

    • Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen
    Pages 127-145

  9. Conclusion

    • Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen
    Pages 147-162

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 163-169
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About this book

This book explores how students in China vary in their understanding of careers upon arrival at college and how these initial differences develop into distinctive career preparation pathways. Drawing on survey data, students’ self-reflections, and semi-structured interviews over the four years, the book examines students’ engagement in curricular and extracurricular activities, as well as their interactions with peers, faculty, and staff, and how this affects their ability to navigate, develop, and cultivate career prospects and relevant skills. It also considers how colleges may aggravate social inequality rather than equalize among students with divergent family backgrounds through cumulative advantage framework, impacting on their conceptualization and construction of careers. Addressing a key generation in a key market, this text will interest students, scholars and practitioners in sociology, social work, education, and public policy, career counselling, student affairs, human resources, and education policy. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fudan University, Shanghai, China

    Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen

About the authors

Felicia F. Tian is an Associate Professor of Sociology in Fudan University, China. Her research interests include transition to adulthood, social networks, and social stratification and mobility. She published From Youth to Adulthood: Social Transformation, Class Differentiation, and Transition to Adulthood in Urban China [In Chinese] (2016).


Lin Chen is an Associate Professor of Social Work in Fudan University, China. Her research interests include qualitative research methods, social identities, interpersonal relationships, decision-making, and long-term care. She published Evolving Eldercare in Contemporary China: Two Generations, One Decision (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Higher Education and Career Prospects in China

  • Authors: Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1510-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1509-5Published: 02 January 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1512-5Published: 02 January 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-1510-1Published: 09 December 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 169

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociology of Education, Higher Education, Social Work, Asian Culture, Childhood, Adolescence and Society

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