View in EDS PDF Full Text ePub Full Text

The Time Inheritors : How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Time Inheritors : How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China
Description: Reveals the role of time in reproducing inequalities as students navigate rural-to-urban, cross-border, and transnational higher education.Winner of the 2026 Best Book Award presented by the Higher Education Special Interest Group of the Comparative and International Education SocietyCan a student inherit time? What difference does time make to their educational journeys and outcomes? The Time Inheritors draws on nearly a decade of field research with more than one hundred youth in China to argue that intergenerational transfers of privilege or deprivation are manifested in and through time. Comparing experiences of rural-to-urban, cross-border, and transnational education, Cora Lingling Xu shows how inequalities in time inheritance help drive deeply unequal mobility. With its unique focus on time, nuanced comparative analysis, and sensitive ethnographic engagement, The Time Inheritors opens new avenues for understanding the social mechanisms shaping the future of China and the world.
Authors: Cora Lingling Xu
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Universities and colleges--China--Admission, Elite (Social sciences)--Education--China, Educational equalization--China, Universities and colleges--Moral and ethical aspects--China, Discrimination in higher education--China
Categories: EDUCATION / Comparative, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
FullText Links:
  – Type: ebook-pdf
  – Type: ebook-epub
Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: nlebk
DbLabel: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
An: 4032931
RelevancyScore: 1129
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: eBook
PubTypeId: ebook
PreciseRelevancyScore: 1129.38305664063
IllustrationInfo
ImageInfo – Size: thumb
  Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$4032931$PDF&s=r
– Size: medium
  Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$4032931$PDF&s=d
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: The Time Inheritors : How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Description
  Group: Ab
  Data: Reveals the role of time in reproducing inequalities as students navigate rural-to-urban, cross-border, and transnational higher education.Winner of the 2026 Best Book Award presented by the Higher Education Special Interest Group of the Comparative and International Education SocietyCan a student inherit time? What difference does time make to their educational journeys and outcomes? The Time Inheritors draws on nearly a decade of field research with more than one hundred youth in China to argue that intergenerational transfers of privilege or deprivation are manifested in and through time. Comparing experiences of rural-to-urban, cross-border, and transnational education, Cora Lingling Xu shows how inequalities in time inheritance help drive deeply unequal mobility. With its unique focus on time, nuanced comparative analysis, and sensitive ethnographic engagement, The Time Inheritors opens new avenues for understanding the social mechanisms shaping the future of China and the world.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Cora+Lingling+Xu%22">Cora Lingling Xu</searchLink>
– Name: TypePub
  Label: Resource Type
  Group: TypPub
  Data: eBook.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Universities+and+colleges--China--Admission%22">Universities and colleges--China--Admission</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Elite+%28Social+sciences%29--Education--China%22">Elite (Social sciences)--Education--China</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+equalization--China%22">Educational equalization--China</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Universities+and+colleges--Moral+and+ethical+aspects--China%22">Universities and colleges--Moral and ethical aspects--China</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Discrimination+in+higher+education--China%22">Discrimination in higher education--China</searchLink>
– Name: SubjectBISAC
  Label: Categories
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22EDUCATION+%2F+Comparative%22">EDUCATION / Comparative</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22EDUCATION+%2F+Schools+%2F+Levels+%2F+Higher%22">EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22EDUCATION+%2F+Philosophy%2C+Theory+%26+Social+Aspects%22">EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22SOCIAL+SCIENCE+%2F+Human+Geography%22">SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22SOCIAL+SCIENCE+%2F+Cultural+%26+Ethnic+Studies+%2F+Asian+Studies%22">SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies</searchLink>
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=4032931
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Classifications:
      – Code: 378.51
        Scheme: ddc
        Type: prePub
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Universities and colleges--China--Admission
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Elite (Social sciences)--Education--China
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Educational equalization--China
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Universities and colleges--Moral and ethical aspects--China
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Discrimination in higher education--China
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: The Time Inheritors : How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Cora Lingling Xu
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Cora Lingling Xu
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 01
              Type: published
              Y: 2025
            – D: 01
              M: 04
              Type: profile
              Y: 2025
          Identifiers:
            – Type: isbn-print
              Value: 9798855801903
            – Type: isbn-print
              Value: 9798855801910
            – Type: isbn-electronic
              Value: 9798855801927
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: The Time Inheritors : How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China
              Type: main
ResultId 1