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The effects of non-cognitive skills on educational attainment and income: a comparative study of mainland China and Taiwan

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  • معلومة اضافية
    • Contributors:
      Wu, Haotian (author.); Tam, Hong-Wing Tony (thesis advisor.); Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Sociology. (degree granting institution.)
    • الموضوع:
      2018
    • Collection:
      The Chinese University of Hong Kong: CUHK Digital Repository / 香港中文大學數碼典藏
    • الموضوع:
      China; Taiwan
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      M.Phil. ; This thesis is about the relationship among non-cognitive skills, educational attainment, and income. Specifically, I study the effect of teenagers’ non-cognitive skills on educational attainment and income, the effect of adults’ non-cognitive skills on income, the potential mediating effect of educational attainment on the association between teenagers’ non-cognitive skills and income, and the potential confounding effect of educational attainment on the association between adults’ non-cognitive skills and income. ; In this study, I conduct a comparative analysis of Mainland China and Taiwan based on the CGSS 2008 data and the TSCS 2009 data, by using structural equation models. For both Mainland China and Taiwan, a structural equation model is developed, in which non-cognitive skills of teenagers and adults are respectively reflected by a latent variable that is measured by eight indicators. The structural equation models with latent variables can help us account for and eliminate measurement error by incorporating multiple indicators. ; The results of the models show that in both Mainland China and Taiwan, teenagers’ non-cognitive skills have a positive effect on educational attainment. And in both Mainland China and Taiwan, educational attainment is a mediator through which teenagers’ non-cognitive skills affect income. However, significant differences between Mainland China and Taiwan exist. In Mainland China, teenagers’ non-cognitive skills can positively affect income through educational attainment, but adults’ non-cognitive skills have no effect on income. It is educational attainment that really matters for income. In contrast, in Taiwan, besides the positive effect of teenagers’ non-cognitive skills on income through educational attainment, adults’ non-cognitive skills have an independent positive effect on income. This finding reveals that in terms of economic success, non-cognitive skills play a more important role in Taiwan than in Mainland China. ; Furthermore, in Mainland China and ...
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      electronic resource; remote; 1 online resource (vii, 60 leaves); computer; online resource
    • Relation:
      cuhk:2188684; local: ETD920200766; local: 991039750398403407; https://julac.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=addsrcrid,exact,991039750398403407,AND&tab=default_tab&search_scope=All&vid=CUHK&mode=advanced&lang=en_US; https://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-2188684
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      https://julac.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/search?query=addsrcrid,exact,991039750398403407,AND&tab=default_tab&search_scope=All&vid=CUHK&mode=advanced&lang=en_US
      https://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-2188684
    • Rights:
      Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons "Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International" License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
    • الرقم المعرف:
      edsbas.2A59D57D