Higher education, graduate talent and the prospects for social mobility in China's innovation nation

Brown, Phillip; Sadik, Sahara; Xu, Jing

doi:10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101841

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“…Meanwhile, being an intellectual-individuals with higher education degrees as defined by the digital vigilantism participants in these four cases-has also become a useful resource in the current Chinese society of market economy (Brown et al, 2021). In addition, the traditional Chinese ideology believes that a man of learning is superior to others, 4 and many Chinese people believe that higher education is the ultimate path to moving up on the social class ladder (Brown et al, 2021). Therefore, higher education is very much valued and pursued, yet sometimes mocked and even hated in contemporary Chinese society (R. Han & Jia, 2019).…”

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“…In various communist campaigns in the history of the People's Republic of China, intellectuals are regarded as petit-bourgeois and polluted by western ideologies, who are the enemy of achieving communism and socialism, which leads to a negative perception of intellectuals that lingers even in today's Chinese society (Han & Jia, 2019). Meanwhile, being an intellectual-individuals with higher education degrees as defined by the digital vigilantism participants in these four cases-has also become a useful resource in the current Chinese society of market economy (Brown et al, 2021). In addition, the traditional Chinese ideology believes that a man of learning is superior to others, 4 and many Chinese people believe that higher education is the ultimate path to moving up on the social class ladder (Brown et al, 2021).…”

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The Discursive Construction of Populist and Misogynist Nationalism: Digital Vigilantism Against Unpatriotic Intellectual Women in China

Huang

2023

Social Media + Society

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The phenomenon of nationalist digital vigilantism targeting Chinese intellectual women is rising in China. To illustrate how national identities and social exclusion are discursively constructed, as well as the potential vulnerabilities experienced by Chinese female intellectuals, four high-profile cases that took place between 2017 and 2021 are chosen. Critical discourse analysis is conducted on collected Sina Weibo comments, WeChat public account articles, and news articles published by state-run media. The research identifies three main discourses: the ungrateful traitor, the corrupt elite, and the ugly slut. These discursive interactions demonstrate the fluidity of both discursive and operational conditions in nationalist digital vigilantism, which amplifies the targets’ vulnerability. This research contributes to the study of misogynist populist nationalism by providing an empirical analysis in an under-studied social context—China, and to the study of Chinese populist nationalism by foregrounding an under-studied perspective—misogyny.

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The Discursive Construction of Populist and Misogynist Nationalism: Digital Vigilantism Against Unpatriotic Intellectual Women in China

Huang

2023

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“…Scientists also analyze the modern models of universities in the context of their impact on the development of the territory [19]. Scholars also study the various effects of the joint development of cities and universities, so we can highlight the studies on the improvement of higher education in China by increasing scientific innovation [20][21][22][23] to eliminate social inequalities [24], improving the quality of universities to achieve technical efficiency and improve productivity [25] and others.…”

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Cooperative development of cities and universities of the Russian Federation in the new economic space

Jixiang,

Zhemulin,

Glezman

et al. 2023

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The importance of education, knowledge and science in today’s world cannot be overstated. The competitiveness of an educational organisation depends on the development of the urban space in which it is located. Transformation processes in society have led to changes in the formats of interaction in the system “city-university” from the perspective of considering the city as a consumer of highly qualified personnel and commercialised innovations, and universities as an environment for creating innovations, knowledge and a source of highly qualified personnel, actualising the trend of their joint development in order to build up intellectual and innovative potential. Based on the comparative analysis and comparison of data from open scientific publications and the most famous world and Russian ratings, the paper studies Russian cities and universities, which occupy a leading position in the country in the field of education from the viewpoint of their attractiveness for education at the national and global levels. The peculiarities of the most attractive Russian cities for education are outlined. The necessity of stimulating the demand for innovative education on the part of urban business structures within the Triple Helix concept is highlighted.

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“…China, as a context for this research, has witnessed a significant increase in the number of university graduates, reaching a record 11.58 million in 2023, driven by higher education expansion since 1998 (Chan and Zhang, 2021;Mok and Jiang, 2018;Xu and Ma, 2023). In recent years, factors such as shifting economic structures, geopolitical conflicts, and global chance events like the pandemic have brought WB and PE issues to the forefront (Brown et al, 2021;Mok, 2022). Although international students' perspectives in China and Chinese graduates abroad have received attention (e.g., Singh and Kaur, 2023;Tang and Jiang, 2023), the viewpoints of domestic students in China remain underrepresented in the higher education literature.…”

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Exploring the impact of serious leisure on well-being and self-perceived employability: the mediating role of career adaptability amongst Chinese undergraduates

Ma,

Nimmi,

Mouratidou

et al. 2024

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PurposeThis study aims to explore the impact of engaging in serious leisure (SL) on the well-being (WB) and self-perceived employability (PE) of university students while also considering the role of career adaptability (CA) as a mediator.Design/methodology/approachA total of 905 domestic undergraduate students from China completed an online survey.FindingsThe findings reveal that participation in SL positively influences WB and PE. Additionally, the results indicate that CA mediates the SL-WB relationship but not the SL-PE relationship.Originality/valueThe theoretical contribution of this research comes from advancing our understanding of sustainable career theory through empirical testing of SL, PE, and CA on WB outcomes within a higher education setting. The practical implications of this study involve providing universities with strategies to support domestic Chinese undergraduate students in enhancing their WB and PE through active engagement in SL pursuits and the development of CA. Moreover, our findings serve as a foundation for future research investigating whether insights gained from domestic Chinese undergraduate students can provide solutions on a global scale to address the persistent challenges of improving student WB and PE.

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Higher education, graduate talent and the prospects for social mobility in China's innovation nation

Cited by 14 publications

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The Discursive Construction of Populist and Misogynist Nationalism: Digital Vigilantism Against Unpatriotic Intellectual Women in China

The Discursive Construction of Populist and Misogynist Nationalism: Digital Vigilantism Against Unpatriotic Intellectual Women in China

Cooperative development of cities and universities of the Russian Federation in the new economic space

Exploring the impact of serious leisure on well-being and self-perceived employability: the mediating role of career adaptability amongst Chinese undergraduates

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