What is Equity from Students’ Perspective: Evidence from the Experiment Research

Huang Zhongjing; Wu Jie; Gao Xingyuan

doi:10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2021.01.009

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Huang Zhongjing, Wu Jie, Gao Xingyuan. What is Equity from Students’ Perspective: Evidence from the Experiment Research[J]. Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences), 2021, 39(1): 107-115. doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2021.01.009

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Huang Zhongjing, Wu Jie, Gao Xingyuan. What is Equity from Students’ Perspective: Evidence from the Experiment Research[J]. Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences), 2021, 39(1): 107-115. doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2021.01.009

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What is Equity from Students’ Perspective: Evidence from the Experiment Research

doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5560.2021.01.009

Department of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China

Available Online: 2021-01-27
Publish Date: 2021-01-20

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The purpose of this study is to explore the developmental levels of students’ equity preferences and influence factors by using stakeholder and spectator game in experimental economic. The result shows that student’s equity preferences change with age, peer relationship, cognition and social experience, from egalitarianism to meritocratism and efficiency. Students can accept more and more inequity allocation based on luck, merit and efficiency difference. Family background and schooling are important factors to impact students' equity preferences. The implication of this study is that educators should consider the different educational equity strategies for different students of ages in schools and families.
- equity preference,
- students,
- experimental economic,
- stakeholder game,
- spectator game

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