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Anita Koo researches on the structure of social stratification and its impact on the educational opportunities and chances of social mobility among individuals from different classes and gender. She had received two GRFs to support the research on the processes and mechanism of social mobility/ reproduction among different groups of migrant youths within the context of rapid expansion of vocational education in post-reform China. She had also served as one of the co-PIs of an interdisciplinary CRF project that examines the school-to-work transitions among the new generation of young workers who study in vocational colleges. Her publications appeared in Sociology, Journal of Education Policy, Sociological Review, British Journal of Sociology of Education, Chinese Sociological Review, etc. Currently, she is researching the development of professional education in Hong Kong and its relations to the expansion of higher education. Aims of her work is to improve our understanding of the operation of class and gender in a massified higher education system, so as to find ways to faciliate social mobilities among the disadvantaged.
Research Interests
Sociology of education; Youth studies; Class inequality and mobility; Gender studies; Migrant population; Contemporary China
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Gendering the New Generation of Chinese Workers in Vocational Schools
1/01/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research project
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Hope and Uncertainty at the Periphery in Global Times: youth employment in kinmen, Taiwan
Yang, C-Y. & Koo, A., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Youth Studies. 26, 4, p. 522-537 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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The Emergence of Vocational/Professional Training in Expanded Higher Education Systems in East Asia
Koo, A. C. H., Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Youth work, prosocial behaviour, and micro-foundation of working-class solidarity among vocational school students in China
Pun, N., Hui, B. P. H. & Koo, A., 4 Jul 2023, In: Journal of Education and Work. 36, 5, p. 393-407 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Opportunities and Inequalities in Educational Transitions within an Expanded and Stratified Higher Education System in Hong Kong
Koo, A. C. H., 3 Dec 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review
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Temporary labor migration and skill transfer in Japan: Migration experiences and outcomes of technical intern trainees from Vietnam and China
Siu, K. & Koo, A., Sept 2022, In: Journal of Social Issues. 78, 3, p. 606-626 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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