中国における中等職業教育拡大の規定要因 : クロスセクション・データによる分析

Since the early 1980's, enrollment in vocational high schools increased rapidly in China. It was partly due to government policies. But how did social and economic factors contribute to the expansion? Bearing this question in mind, I analyzed cross-section data by Province. The dependent variable is enrollment in vocational high schools. The independent variables include provincial per capita GDP, family income, advancement rate to secondary education including other types, advancement rate to higher education, and financial capacity of local government. The results show that many of the independent factors have significant roles in determining the level of expansion. Nonetheless, those variables only explain only a small portion of the variance by Province. That indicates the policies of Provincial governments played significant roles in the development