Kqzhong

About me

Welcome to my user page! I am currently a student at Rice University, majoring in Political Science and Policy Studies.

Training for Students complete!

Proposed topics

1.  Segregation in Milwaukee

I’ve been interested in this topic for quite a few years now, mainly because I come from a suburb so close to this city. I found it incredible that Milwaukee has managed to be named ‘most segregated city’ for more than a decade, and I’m interested in learning more about how it came to be so racially divided as I work on this article.

This article would expand on a paragraph of segregation found within the parent article (“Milwaukee”) and provide a more definitive history of segregation (and how it continues today). It would also provide a much-needed update to the topic.

Sources

1.             August, Tom. From Assimilation to Multiculturalism: Managing Ethnic Diversity in Milwaukee. New York, NY: AMS, 2013. Print.

2.             Dahlk, Bill. Against the Wind: African Americans and the Schools in Milwaukee, 1963-2002. Milwaukee, Wis.: Marquette UP, 2010. Print.

3.             Lichter, D. T., D. Parisi, and M. C. Taquino. "Toward a New Macro-Segregation? Decomposing Segregation within and between Metropolitan Cities and Suburbs." American Sociological Review (2015): 843-73. Print.

4.             Logan, John R., and Brian J. Stults. "The Persistence of Segregation in the Metropolis: New Findings from the 2010 Census." US2010. US2010 Project, 24 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Sept. 2015.

5.             Logan, John R. "Separate and Unequal: The Neighborhood Gap for Blacks, Hispanics and Asians in Metropolitan America." US2010. US2010 Project, 1 July 2011. Web. 10 Sept. 2015.

6.             Rothstein, Richard. "For Public Schools, Segregation Then, Segregation Since: Education and the Unfinished March." Economic Policy Institute. 27 Aug. 2013. Web. 10 Sept. 2015.

7.             Sharma, Madhuri, and Lawrence A. Brown. "Racial/Ethnic Intermixing in Intra-Urban Space and Socioeconomic Context: Columbus, Ohio and Milwaukee, Wisconsin." Urban Geography: 317-47. Print.

8.             Slocum, Eric Jon. Contesting the Postwar City: Working-class and Growth Politics in 1940s Milwaukee. Cambridge UP, 2013. Print.

9.             Sziarto, Kristin, et al. "Diverse Muslims in a Racialized Landscape: Race, Ethnicity and Islamophobia in the American City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin." Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs 34.1 (2014). Web. 10 Sept. 2015.

10.         Trotter, Joe William. Black Milwaukee: The Making of an Industrial Proletariat, 1915-45. Urbana: U of Illinois, 1985. Print.

2.  Education inequality in China

Partly because of my heritage, I’ve always been interested in China and the plight of the disadvantaged people. To delve deeper into China’s inequalities, I chose to focus specifically on educational inequality; in part, this is inspired by the experiences of my father and the differences in education just within his own siblings.

Currently there is no article that is completely dedicated to educational inequality in China, although there is a parent article (“Education in China”) that briefly mentions inequality in a few isolated details.

Sources

1.        China 2030: Building a Modern, Harmonious, and Creative High-income Society. Conf. ed. Washington, D.C.: World Bank ; Development Research Center of the State Council, the People's Republic of China, 2012. Print.

2.            Hannum, Emily. Globalization, Changing Demographics, and Educational Challenges in East Asia. Bingley, UK: Emerald, 2010. Print.

3.            Huang, Tiedan. The Impact and Transformation of Education Policy in China. Bingley, U.K.: Emerald, 2011. Print.

4.            Leibold, James, and Yangbin Chen. Minority Education in China Balancing Unity and Diversity in an Era of Critical Pluralism. Hong Kong: Hong Kong UP, HKU, 2014. Print.

5.            Li, Shi. Rising Inequality in China Challenges to a Harmonious Society. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2013. Print.

6.            Postiglione, Gerard A. Education and Social Change in China Inequality in a Market Economy. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2006. Print.

7.            Sheng, Xiaoming. Higher Education Choice in China: Social Stratification, Gender and Educational Inequality. Routledge, 2014. Print.

8.            Sun, Wanning. Unequal China: The Political Economy and Cultural Politics of Inequality. New York, NY: Routledge, 2013. Print.

9.            Tsung, Linda T. H. Language Power and Hierarchy: Multilingual Education in China. Bloomsbury Academic, 2014. Print.

10.         Wang, Xiaolin, and Limin Wang. The Quality of Growth and Poverty Reduction in China. Springer, 2014. Print.

3.  Educational inequality in South Korea

Although South Korea’s education system is generally viewed as well developed, often drawing attention for its high test scores and high overall student performance, I was intrigued by the number of reports and articles that came up on a quick search of “education inequality” and “South Korea.” I think it would be worth writing an article detailing the inequality that exists within South Korea’s educational system and why it seems to persist.

There is an article on education in South Korea that can serve as a parent article (“Education in South Korea”). Many sections of this article, especially the section detailing criticisms and controversies of South Korea’s education system, are messy and underdeveloped. I considered revising that section, but the content is not organized, so I believe starting a new article dedicated to educational inequality in Korea would be a better course of action.

Sources

1.             Byun, Soo-Yong, and Kyung-Keun Kim. "Educational Inequality in South Korea: The Widening Socioeconomic Gap in Student Achievement." Research in the Sociology of Education Globalization, Changing Demographics, and Educational Challenges in East Asia (2010): 155-82. Web. 10 Sept. 2015.

2.             Byun, Soo-Yong, Kyung-Keun Kim, and Hyunjoon Park. "School Choice and Educational Inequality in South Korea." Journal of School Choice (2012): 158-83. Print.

3.             Dawson, Walter. "Private Tutoring and Mass Schooling in East Asia: Reflections of Inequality in Japan, South Korea, and Cambodia." Asia Pacific Educ. Rev. Asia Pacific Education Review (2010): 14-24. Print.

4.             Park, Hyunjoon. "Educational Expansion and Inequality in Korea." Center for Demography and Ecology. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1 Nov. 2011. Web. 10 Sept. 2015.

5.             Park, Hyunjoon. "Inequality of Educational Opportunity in Korea by Gender, Socio-Economic Background, and Family Structure." The International Journal of Human Rights (2007): 179-97. Print.

Update: new article

I've started writing Education inequality in China, and I've moved a very early draft out of my Sandbox. I will continue expanding upon what I have in the coming weeks, which will take a considerable amount of time, as there are a lot of issues to address that have been at least partially covered in other articles. I've written a proposal outlining what I plan to include in my article, and all are welcome to take a look!

In response to a question at the Reference Desk, I did a bit of research and thought you might be interested. Prior to 1949, women comprised 18% of the enrollment in higher educational institutions; in the 1950s it averaged 23%. In Medicine and pharmacy, women comprised 40% of the student body in 1958, as compared to 22% in the areas of literature, art and eduction. The data are from “Professional Manpower and Education in China,” by Leo A. Orleans and published by the US Government Printing Office in 1961, which may only be available in an academic library. DOR (HK) (talk) 11:40, 25 April 2017 (UTC)